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
Trickery and treachery are the practices of fools that have not the wits enought to be honest
Learn of the skilful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.
Life with fools consists in drinking; with the wise man, thinking.
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.
Ever since Follies have pleas'd, Fools have been able to divert
There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride and four times as much by our foolishness.
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.
Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.
He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.