BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S VIEWS & QUOTES ON EDUCATION

A few quotes on education by Benjamin Franklin:

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

"The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance."

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."

"The more one knows, the more one can do. The more one can do, the more one ought to do."

"An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends."

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. Investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

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THE ZEAL FOR EDUCATION

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Benjamin Franklin often wrote about the virtues of education. Writing about the benefits it could have to the individual and society at large.

Franklin helped found several esteemed academic institutions—most notably the University of Pennsylvania.

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BEN FRANKLIN'S ESTEEMED CREATIONS

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The American Philosophical Society and the University of Pennsylvania are the most famous institutions that Benjamin Franklin founded.

The University of Pennsylvania is the oldest of these establishments.

It was founded in 1740.

Franklin was on the university's board of trustees. He played a crucial role in its enduring success.

He also gave much of his money to construct many of its buildings.

In the year 1743, Franklin and a group of like-minded people established the American Philosophical Organization. It is a society dedicated to the advancement of scholarly and scientific research.

As the first president of the org, Franklin's leadership played a profound impact on the world of science and academia. He supported the society's expansion and success, with his money and intellect.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, the American Philosophical Society boasts a long history of fostering intellectual curiosity.

Today, the society continues to organize and host lectures on a diverse and many topics in science and the humanities.

Thanks to Franklin, Philadelphia blossomed into a center of scholarship in the 18th century.