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
Nothing in the world is certain except for death and taxes.
Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor.
Increase in me that wisdom Which discovers my truest interest, Strengthen my resolution To perform that which wisdom dictates.
Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?
Why should I give my Readers bad lines of my own when good ones of other People's are so plenty?
If you want to make a friend, let someone do you a favor.
All cats look gray in the dark.
A light purse is a heavy curse.
Private property...is the creature of society and is subject to the calls of that society even to the last farthing.
Industry and patience are the surest means of plenty.
A lonely man on a rainy night who cannot read.
Trouble Springs From Idleness.
Little rogues easily become great ones.
You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion