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
Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.
By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources
Wise men learn by others' harms, fools scarcely by their own.
And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them?
Handle your tools without mittens.
Time is money'... Waste it now. Pay for it later!
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!
Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.
Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.