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
God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.
Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.
The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.
Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away
God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.