Benjamin Franklin

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born

January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

died

April 17, 1790

gender

male

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, History

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Benjamin Franklin was a writer, a philosopher, a scientist, a politician, a patriot, a Founding Father. He helped with the founding of the United States of America and changed the world with his discoveries about electricity.
His writings such as Poor Richards' Almanac have provided wisdom for many generations. He has left behind an extraordinary legacy.

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Books by Benjamin Franklin

Average rating: 3.77 · 11,188 ratings · 1,128 reviews · 403 distinct works

	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.71 avg rating — 8,873 ratings — published 1790 — 255 editions	My rating:
	Poor Richard's Almanack 3.95 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1848 — 30 editions	My rating:
	The Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin, Kenneth A. Silverman 3.72 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1957 — 27 editions	My rating:
	Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School by Benjamin Franklin, Carl Japikse (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 138 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Way to Wealth 3.75 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1758 — 29 editions	My rating:
	Franklin: Writings by Benjamin Franklin, J.A. Leo Lemay (Editor), J. A. Leo Lemay (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1806 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Benjamin Franklin's the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living by Benjamin Franklin, George L. Rogers (Editor), John Hamer (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Benjamin Franklin: Wit and Wisdom by Benjamin Franklin, Corbis-Bettmann 3.88 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1948 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Ben Franklin: America's Original Entrepreneur, Franklin's Autobiography Adapted for Modern Times by Benjamin Franklin, Blaine McCormick, John Bogle (Foreword by) 3.74 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin, Dover Thrift Editions 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin

tags: freedom , liberty , privacy , safety , security

1,690 people liked it

“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: funny , inspirational , money

833 people liked it

“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: determination , inspirational , patience

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Polls

Remember? (random poll, sorry.)

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin

16 votes, 28.6%

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. -The Wonder Years

9 votes, 16.1%

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Mark Twain

9 votes, 16.1%

Remember When "Goodbyes" only meant until tomorrow...

6 votes, 10.7%

"Remember, Remember the fifth of November the Gunpowder Treason and plot-"

5 votes, 8.9%

I Remember when I was a kid we had to walk to school in the snow, uphill, both ways. And we liked it!

5 votes, 8.9%

Always Remember!!! ;_;

3 votes, 5.4%

kariotis georges volos Greece (write-in)

2 votes, 3.6%

Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is EVER forgotten. - Robin of Sherwood (write-in)

1 vote, 1.8%

56 total votes

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