Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin, born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts, was a multifaceted genius who made significant contributions as a statesman, inventor, writer, and philosopher. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he played a key role in drafting the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, while his diplomatic efforts were crucial in securing French support during the American Revolution. A prolific inventor, Franklin is credited with creating the lightning rod, bifocal glasses, and the Franklin stove, and his famous kite experiment proved that lightning is electrical. He was also a passionate advocate for education, founding the University of Pennsylvania and America’s first public library. Franklin’s ideas on civic responsibility, frugality, and self-improvement, as well as his wit and wisdom captured in “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” have cemented his legacy as one of America’s most influential and enduring figures.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Well done is better than well said.” — Benjamin Franklin
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Lost time is never found again.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that can have patience can have what he will.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Honesty is the best policy.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” — Benjamin Franklin
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin
“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin
“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.” — Benjamin Franklin
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that lives upon hope will die fasting.” — Benjamin Franklin
“You may delay, but time will not.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The doors of wisdom are never shut.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.” — Benjamin Franklin
“There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” — Benjamin Franklin
“If you would be loved, love and be lovable.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A place for everything, everything in its place.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The best way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason.” — Benjamin Franklin
“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” — Benjamin Franklin
“If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” — Benjamin Franklin

“It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin
“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom—and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The noblest question in the world is, ‘What good may I do in it?'” — Benjamin Franklin
“Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.” — Benjamin Franklin
“If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.” — Benjamin Franklin
“There are no gains without pains.” — Benjamin Franklin
“To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself with the antidote.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He who waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.” — Benjamin Franklin
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” — Benjamin Franklin
“When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Little strokes fell great oaks.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” — Benjamin Franklin
“One today is worth two tomorrows.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A true friend is the best possession.” — Benjamin Franklin
“The best way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.” — Benjamin Franklin
“He that rises late must trot all day.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.” — Benjamin Franklin
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” — Benjamin Franklin
“A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.” — Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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