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
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun
Never spare the Parson's wine, nor Baker's Pudding.
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors
A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy
Sloth like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright
The key to a healthy marriage is to keep your eyes wide open before you wed and half-closed thereafter.
Astrologers say, This is a good Day, To make Love in May.
The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing
The Man who with undaunted toils,/ sails unknown seas to unknown soils,/ With various wonders feasts his Sight: What stranger wonders does he write?
The magistrate should obey the laws, the people should obey the magistrate.
Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.