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 friend is the greatest possesion.
When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.
Two dry Sticks will burn a green One.
You may sometimes be much in the Wrong, in owning your being in the Right.
Virtue may not always make a Face handsome, but Vice will certainly make it ugly.
Virtues, of ... Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
Virtues, of ... Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
It might be judged an affront to your understanding should I go about to prove this first principle; the existence of a Diety and that He is the Creator of the universe, for that would suppose you ignorant of what all mankind in all ages have agreed in.
The cause of the South was the cause of constitutional government, the cause of government regulated by law, and the cause of honesty and fidelity in public servants. No nobler cause did man ever fight for!
Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life.
An Episcopalian divine once told the Pope that the only difference between their denominations was that "the Church of Rome is infallible and the Church of England is never in the wrong."
Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor but the highest form of flattery.
An investment in education always pays the highest returns.
We must hang together or assuredly we shall hang separately