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
Fear not Death; for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal.
Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also to be avoided.
Pox take you, is no curse to some people.
Punch-coal, cut-candle, and set brand on end, is neither good house wife, nor good house-wife's friend.
Rather go to bed supperless, than rise in debt
Rain or Snow, / To Chili go, / You'll find it so,/ For ought we know./Time will show.
Promises may get thee Friends, but Nonperformance will turn them into Enemies.
We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!
Bright as the day and as the morning fair, Such Cloe is, & common as the air.
Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both
Best is the Tongue that feels the rein; He that talks much, must talk in vain; We from the wordy Torrent fly: Who listens to the chattering Pye?
Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of, in reference to the Services of the Mind.
Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance.
Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.