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
Use now and then a little Exercise a quarter of an Hour before Meals, as to swing a Weight, or swing your Arms about with a small Weight in each Hand; to leap, or the like, for that stirs the Muscles of the Breast.
Many dishes many diseases, Many medicines few cures.
Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things.
Cheese and salt meat, should be sparingly eat.
Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.
Time is the stuff life is made of.
There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.
A new truth is a truth, an old error is an error.
To inquisitive minds like yours and mine the reflection that the quantity of human knowledge bears no proportion to the quantity of human ignorance must be in one view rather pleasing, viz., that though we are to live forever we may be continually amused and delighted with learning something new.
I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.
Some men grow mad by studying much to know, But who grows mad by studying good to grow.
Laws without morals are in vain.
The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy.