Ben Franklin’s Timeless Wisdom – I

Observe all men, thyself most. ………….  He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. …………….. Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, diplomat. Was the most important/ influental of the US Founding Fathers. More than anyone, he invented the idea of an American nation, and as a diplomat secured French aid that helped win independence. Famous for his curiosity, his writings, his inventions, and his diversity of interests. Invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the iron furnace stove (also known as the Franklin stove),