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
What can laws do without morals?
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent.
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.
By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.