Franklin Piston Engine

Famous quotes containing the words franklin and/or engine:

    A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    There is a small steam engine in his brain which not only sets the cerebral mass in motion, but keeps the owner in hot water.
    —Unknown. New York Weekly Mirror (July 5, 1845)