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
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!
To whom thy secret thou dost tell, To him thy freedom thou dost sell
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
To bear other peoples afflictions, every one has courage enough, and to spare.
Tis better leave for an enemy at one's death, than beg of a friend in one's life
Yet, in buying Goods, 'tis best to pay ready Money, because,
You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.
When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist; with all the inconveniences human life is liable to, I shall not object to a new edition of mine; hoping, however, that the errata of the last may be corrected.
I am what I am and that's all that I am and if I'm supposed to be somebody else, why do I look like me?
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct in this.
Those who are willing to forfeit liberty for security will have neither.
Your best investment is to pour your purse into your head, and no one can take it away from you.
As Pride increases, Fortune declines.