Benjamin Franklin (Wikipedia) was 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.
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As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including Philadelphia’s fire department and a university. Here are 40 inspiring quotes by Benjamin Franklin on politics, moral, liberty and peace. He is one of the only 2 non presidential people featured on the US Dollar bill, this is because he is one of the founding fathers of the USA.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
An investment knowledge pays the best interest.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
We are all born ignorant but one must work hard to remain stupid.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Anger is never without a reason but seldom with a good one.
Honesty is the best policy.
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Well done is better than well said.
Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.
Never trust a government that doesn’t trust its own citizens with guns.
Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
God helps those who help themselves.
Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
Half a truth is often a great lie.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Words may show a man’s with but actions his meaning.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only bad one to lose it.
Lost time is never found again.
The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
I love great philosophers