Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklinwas one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth17 January 1706
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Fart for freedom, fart for liberty—and fart proudly.
Speak with contempt of none, from slave to king, The meanest Bee hath, and will use, a sting.
He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.
The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies their money, which created unemployment and dissatisfaction. The inability of the colonists to get power to issue their own money permanently out of the hands of George III was the prime reason for the Revolutionary War.
As often as we do good, we sacrifice.
It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
There's no gain, without pain.
Every pot must sit on its own bottom.
When you are done changing, you're done.
I am the laziest man in the world. I invented all those things to save myself from toil.
In order for three people to keep a secret, two must be dead.
After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.
The handshake of the host affects the taste of the roast
Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince would make War or Peace, nor any General fight in Battle, in short, no important affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer.