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
Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl
Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of, in reference to the Services of the Mind.
Poor Dick, eats like a well man, and drinks like a sick
Twas Noah who first planted the vine And mended his morals by drinking its wine.
I made the greater progress, from that clearness of head and quicker apprehension which generally attend temperance in eating and drinking.
There are more old drunkards than old doctors.
I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.
Beer is proof that God loves us.
He that drinks fast, pays slow.
Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.
There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.
He that drinks his Cyder alone, let him catch his Horse alone.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.