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
Benjamin Franklin quotes about
A true great Man will neither trample on a Worm, nor sneak to an Emperor.
Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicious about them.
If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a temporary victory - sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will
An innocent Plowman is more worthy than a vicious Prince.
For one poor Man there are an hundred indigent.
Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Wife from thy Spouse each blemish hide More than from all the World beside: Let DECENCY be all thy Pride.
When I reflect, as I frequently do, upon the felicity I have enjoyed, I sometimes say to myself, that were the offer made me, I would engage to run again, from beginning to end, the same career of life. All I would ask, should be the privilege of an author, to correct in a second edition, certain errors of the first.
We must all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately.
Women & Wine, Game & Deceit, Make the Wealth small and the Wants great.
Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows that she is ugly, so she puts on her mask.
What pains our Justice takes his faults to hide, With half that pains sure he might cure 'em quite