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
A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Where liberty is, there is my country.
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.
Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
Interest which blinds some People, enlightens others.
A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.
I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.