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
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
It is ill-manners to silence a fool and cruelty to let him go on
This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they were good-natur'd and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their Pork, the Bread, and in continual ill-humour. (Autobiography, 1771)
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.
Write to Please Yourself. When You write to Please Others You end up Pleasing No one.
Liberality is not giving much, but giving wisely.
When nature gave us tears, She gave us leave to weep.
You have on hand those things that you need if you have but the wit and wisdom to use them.
When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.
So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.
The purpose of money was to purchase one's freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting.