Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanacks, are a classic of American letters and were, in their day, an immensely popular and influential publication. In colonial America they were read by one out of every hundred people; in France alone they went through fifty-six editions. Many of the sayings and homilies in Poor Richard have become a permenant part of American folk wisdom. |
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Page 124
... Heart . One Self - approving Hour whole Years outweighs Of stupid Starers , and of loud Huzza's . Vanity backbites more than Malice . He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom . Great spenders are bad lenders . All blood is alike ...
... Heart . One Self - approving Hour whole Years outweighs Of stupid Starers , and of loud Huzza's . Vanity backbites more than Malice . He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom . Great spenders are bad lenders . All blood is alike ...
Page 139
... Heart that's gain'd By Craft alone , can ne'er be long retain❜d . Arts on the Mind , like Paint upon the Face , Fright him , that's worth your Love , from your In simple Manners all the Secret lies . Be kind and virtuous , you'll be ...
... Heart that's gain'd By Craft alone , can ne'er be long retain❜d . Arts on the Mind , like Paint upon the Face , Fright him , that's worth your Love , from your In simple Manners all the Secret lies . Be kind and virtuous , you'll be ...
Page 247
... HEART - BURN . The Heart - burn is an uneasy Sensation of Heat in the Stomach , occasioned by Indigestion , which is the Mother of Gout , Rheumatism , Gravel and Stone . To prevent it , Eat no Fat , especially what is burnt or oily ...
... HEART - BURN . The Heart - burn is an uneasy Sensation of Heat in the Stomach , occasioned by Indigestion , which is the Mother of Gout , Rheumatism , Gravel and Stone . To prevent it , Eat no Fat , especially what is burnt or oily ...
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