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
Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.
Let thy Child's first Lesson be Obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt
Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.
One day is worth a thousand tomorrows.
A wolf eats sheep but now and then, ten thousands are devoured by men
Keep thou from the Opportunity, and God will keep thee from the Sin.
If thou hast wit & learning, add to it Wisdom and Modesty.
If thou dost ill, the joy fades, not the pains; If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
There is much money given to be laught at, though the purchasers don't know it; witness A's fine horse, and B's fine house
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries
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.
It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service.