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
Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits.
Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.
I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.
Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will not in my Opinion be able to preserve our Language, and even our Government will become precarious.
Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.
If you do tomorrow what you did today , you will get tomorrow what you got today
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.
Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.