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
Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough
Do you love life? Then don't waste time, because time is life!
Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Time is money'... Waste it now. Pay for it later!
Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
Take time for all things.
The only time not wasted is wasted time.
Without industry and frugality, nothing will do; with them, everything.
Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything.
The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk
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.
Is there any thing Men take more pains about than to render themselves unhappy?