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
I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.
We are not so sensible of the greatest Health as of the least Sickness.
The early morning has gold in its mouth.
Hold your Council before Dinner; the full Belly hates Thinking as well as Acting.
One today is worth two tomorrows.
A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.
There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried with fewer tensions and more tolerance.
There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.
All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all, the person who knows HOW will always have a job, but the person who knows WHY will always be the boss.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.
A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.