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Benjamin Franklin
(17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790)
American statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, author, printer and publisher known for his electrical experiment, the Franklin stove, bifocal eyeglasses and the lightning rod. Less well know are his efforts establishing public amenities, including a fire company, library, and hospital.
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Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Doctor (6 quotes)
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Beware of the young Doctor, & the old Barber.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard's Almanack (1733).
Don't go to the doctor with every distemper, nor to the lawyer with every quarrel, nor to the pot for every thirst.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard's Almanack (1737).
Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard's Almanack (1737).
God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard's Almanack (1744). Note: q.v. John Ray, “God healeth and the physician hath the thanks.”
He’s a Fool that makes his Doctor his Heir.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard's Almanack (1733). See the Francis Bacon page for: Male secum agit æger, medicum qui hæredem ficit. That sick man does ill for himself, who makes his physician his heir. (1625)
There’s more old Drunkards than old Doctors.
— Benjamin Franklin
In Poor Richard’s Almanack (1736). Compare Thomas Fuller, published earlier, “There are more old Drunkards than old Physicians. Proverb collected as No. 4858 in Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings (1732), 210. The quote appears centuries earlier by François Rabelais (1596), as translated to English: “A hundred devils leap into my body, if there be not more old drunkards than old physicians.” See the François Rabelais quotes page on this website.
See also:
- 17 Jan - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Franklin's birth.
- Benjamin Franklin - context of quote “Dangerous... to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust” - Medium image (500 x 350 px)
- Benjamin Franklin - context of quote “Dangerous... to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust” - Large image (800 x 600 px)
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson. - book suggestion.
- Booklist for Benjamin Franklin.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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