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
The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands
There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.
Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.
When 'tis fair be sure take your Great coat with you
Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.
Life with fools consists in drinking; with the wise man, thinking.
Let thy maidservant be faithful, strong, and homely
Let thy Child's first Lesson be Obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt
Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.
Would you live with ease, do what you should, and not what you please. Success has ruined many a man.
We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride and four times as much by our foolishness.
What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be.