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
Money & Man a mutual Friendship show: Man makes false Money, Money makes Man so.
Silks and Satins, scarlets and velvets, put out the kitchen fire
Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay great ones - with ingratitude
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
Mr. Lincoln, I believe your grandfather was a farmer in Pennsylvania,
Men take more pains to mask than to mend.
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.
Mad kings and mad bulls are not to be held by treaties and packthread.
Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never