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
No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.
In humility imitate Jesus and Socrates.
Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues
No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth.
The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can touch
The misers cheese is wholesomest
If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.
Pen, wax and parchment govern the world.
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy
Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse
The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly.
An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
That Quantity that is sufficient, the Stomach can perfectly concoct and digest, and it sufficeth the due Nourishment of the Body.
A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others, some being of lighter Digestion than others.