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
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.
The borrower is slave to the lender and the debtor to the creditor.
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
A good example is the best sermon.
No gains without pains.
Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.
I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being.