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
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.
A friend in need is a friend indeed!
No better relation than a prudent and faithful friend.
Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.
Our friend and we were invited aboard on a party of pleasure, which is to last forever. His chair was ready first, and he has gone before us. We could not all conveniently start together; and why should you and I be grieved at this, since we are soon to follow, and know where to find him.
Make use of your friends by being of use to them.
Remember this saying, The good payer is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare.
If you want to keep a secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.
You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
There is no man so bad, but he secretly respects the good.