Benjamin Franklin
Biography
- 1706 – 1790
- Was born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Benjamin was the 10th child of the 17 children
- His formal education ended at age 10
- Went on to become a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and a diplomat
- Helped launch a library, hospital, and college
- Experimented with electricity and other scientific discoveries
- Is the only founding father that signed all four of the key documents establishing the United States
- Declaration of Independence
- Treaty of Alliance with France
- Treaty of Paris – establishing peace with Great Britain
- US Constitution
Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Notable Works
Poor Richard’s Almanack – a collection of aphorisms
The Way to Wealth – the first American book on personal finance. Originally published as a preface to “Poor Richard’s Almanack”
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin’s autobiography
Impact on History
Founding father of the United States
Helped draft the Declaration of Independence
Represented the United States in France during American Revolution
Conducted famous kite experiment showing that lightning is electricity
Coined terms such as battery, charge, and conductor
Blog Posts
Benjamin Franklin Quotes List
Mission Statement
Look round the habitable world,
how few Know their own good,
or, knowing it, pursue!
The masterpiece of man is to live to the purpose.
Let us, then, be up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;
so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.
Habits and Habit Tracker
Contrary Habits must be broken
and good ones acquired and established,
before we can have any Dependance
on a steady uniform Rectitude of Conduct
Eat not to Dulness
Drink not to Elevation
Speak not but what may benefit others or yourlself.
Avoid trifling Conversation.
Let all your Things have their Places.
Let each Part of your Business have its Time.
Resolve to perform what you ought.
Perform without fail what you resolve.
Make no Expence but to do good to others or yourself:
i.e. Waste nothing.