Benjamin Franklin
Electricity experiments, founding father
Sayings by Benjamin Franklin
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes books.
A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
When the well's dry, we know the worth of water.
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Lost time is never found again.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
He that speaks much is much mistaken.