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
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.
Every Man has Assurance enough to boast of his honesty, few of their Understanding.
As to his Wife, John minds St. Paul, He's one/ That hath a Wife, and is as if he'd none.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgement.
You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns
We must all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately.
Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.
From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the 'Pilgrim's Progress,' my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes.