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
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.
He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.
Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.
Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.
He that drinks fast, pays slow.
Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter.
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.
He's the best physician who knows the worthlessness of most medicines.
Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.