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
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.
A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.
Don't go to the doctor with every distemper, nor to the lawyer with every quarrel, nor to the pot for every thirst.
It is better to take many injuries than to give one.
Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Eat what you like, but dress for other people.
I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night
Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.
Mine is better than ours.
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.
Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are in the dealings with one another; sympathy begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason.