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 107
... Neighbours too have Tongues ; One Slander fifty will beget ; The World with Interest pays the Debt . The World is ... neighbour . Beware , beware ! he'll cheat ' ithout scruple , who can without fear . MAY The Snows are gone , and genial ...
... Neighbours too have Tongues ; One Slander fifty will beget ; The World with Interest pays the Debt . The World is ... neighbour . Beware , beware ! he'll cheat ' ithout scruple , who can without fear . MAY The Snows are gone , and genial ...
Page 166
... Neighbour's Groan , and Heav'n's Displeasure fear . [ Cont'd Sept. ' Tis a laudable Ambition , that aims at being better than his Neighbours . The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies , than the Fool from his Friends . On the ...
... Neighbour's Groan , and Heav'n's Displeasure fear . [ Cont'd Sept. ' Tis a laudable Ambition , that aims at being better than his Neighbours . The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies , than the Fool from his Friends . On the ...
Page 272
... restless , turbulent , regardless of publick Peace , or general Interest , and the secret Maker of most Mis- chiefs , between Nations , Parties , Friends and Neighbours . 1 1 Let Satyr blast , with every Mark of 272 Poor Richard : 1757.
... restless , turbulent , regardless of publick Peace , or general Interest , and the secret Maker of most Mis- chiefs , between Nations , Parties , Friends and Neighbours . 1 1 Let Satyr blast , with every Mark of 272 Poor Richard : 1757.
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