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
It is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox
Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.
We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.
Anger and folly walk cheek by sole.
Anger and Folly walk cheek-by-jole; Repentance treads on both their Heels.
Strange! that a Man who has wit enough to write a Satyr; should have folly enough to publish it.
If you wouldst live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life
The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun
Receive before you write, but write before you pay.
Joke went out, and brought home his fellow, and they two began a quarrel.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Many a Meal is lost for want of meat.
Man's tongue is soft, and bone doth lack; yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back.
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.