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
Speak little, do much.
Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.
The poor have little; beggars, none; the rich, too much; enough, not one.
Little boats should keep near shore
Half-wits talk much, but say little.
All the little money that ever came into my hands was ever laid out in books.
Praise little, dispraise less.
He that would travel much, should eat little.
Great talkers are little doers.
Great talkers, little doers.
Little rogues easily become great ones.
A little Religion, and a little Honesty, goes a great way in Courts.
A little House well fill'd, a little Field well till'd, and a little Wife well will'd, are great Riches.
A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that if you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.