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
To whom thy secret thou dost tell, To him thy freedom thou dost sell
Three can keep a secret if two are dead.
If you want to keep a secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.
There is no man so bad, but he secretly respects the good.
By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources
To whom you betray your secret you sell your liberty.
Let thy discontents be thy secrets
If you have a secret and tell someone everyone will know. You can only keep a secret if you don't tell anyone.
Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.
Strange secrets are let out by Death Who blabs so oft the follies of this world.
The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said and to answer to the purpose.
If you would keep your Secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.
When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue
The school looks very good. The uniforms are a good thing. It will be easy for my wife. She won't have to fight about clothes.