Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous figures of the 18th century. Franklin is widely famous for signing three documents that rendered America its freedom. This is why he is commonly known as Founding Father. He drafted the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution.
Not only this but Benjamin Franklin also negotiated the Treaty of Paris. This Treaty became the cause of bringing an end to the Independence War fought against the British.
Famous Benjamin Franklin Inventions
Ben Franklin is also the father of many famous and useful inventions. Did you know that Benjamin invented keywords for describing electricity? Some of his other famous work includes:
- The Franklin Stove
- Lightning Rod
- Glass Harmonica
- Bifocals
Benjamin Franklin was not only a very knowledgeable politician, but he was also an inventor and well-known scientist of his time.
Famous Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Here are some of the most famous quotes by Benjamin Franklin to learn the most important
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged
Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good
Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack’d, and never well mended
A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough
Haste makes Waste
Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life A man is not completely born till he has passed through death
Success has ruined many a man
It is better to take many Injuries than to give one
Would you live with ease, do what you should, and not what you please? Success has ruined many a man
Wish not so much to live long as to live well
Honesty is the best policy
A right Heart exceeds all
Without justice, courage is weak
Lost Time is never found again
To be proud of knowledge is to be blind to light.
Look before, or you’ll find yourself behind
Furnished as all Europe now is with Academies of Science, with nice instruments and the spirit of experiment, the progress of human knowledge will be rapid and discoveries made of which we have at present no conception. I begin to be almost sorry I was born so soon, since I cannot have the happiness of knowing what will be known a hundred years hence
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals
He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas
Don’t throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass
Well done is better than well said
What you seem to be, be really
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander Time; for that’s the Stuff Life is made of
Better slip with foot than tongue
Religious Benjamin Franklin Quotes
God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason
The most acceptable service of God is doing good to man
The United States Constitutional Convention, except for three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary
When a religion is good, I conceive that it will support, itself and when it does not support itself, and God does not take care to support it so that its professors are obliged to call for help of the civil power, ’tis a sign, I apprehend, of its being a bad one
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies
Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen
Keep thou from the Opportunity, and God will keep thee from the Sin
How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!
I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue
The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see
Religion I found to be without any tendency to inspire, promote, or confirm morality, serves principally to divide us and make us unfriendly to one another
Whoever shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world
If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practised it on one another
He who shall introduce into public affairs the principle of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world. Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom
I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works … I mean real good works … not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing … or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity
The Death Of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 84 years old at the time of his passing. Franklin suffered from pleurisy, a condition of the lungs. His illness cause many other complications which resulted in the death of the Founder Father.
During his lifetime he owned 2 slaves, but as he reached old age, he began to see slavery opposing to the American Revolution. Soon after realizing this, he ordered both of his slaves to be freed. Out of his wealth, Franklin left $2000 to the city of Philidelphia and another $2000 to Bostan with a condition that the money cannot be withdrawn for a period of 100 years and then it cannot be distributed for another 200 years.
Benjamin Franklin rests in the Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.