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 59
... thou the next wilt be A grave Physician , and the third a Priest : Chuse quickly one Profession of the three , Marry'd to her thou may'st court the rest . Resolve at once ; deliberate no more ; Leap in , and stand not shiv'ring on the ...
... thou the next wilt be A grave Physician , and the third a Priest : Chuse quickly one Profession of the three , Marry'd to her thou may'st court the rest . Resolve at once ; deliberate no more ; Leap in , and stand not shiv'ring on the ...
Page 101
... thou eatest so much as makes thee unfit for Study , or other Business , thou exceedest the due Measure . If thou art dull and heavy after Meat , it's a sign thou hast exceeded the due Measure ; for Meat and Drink ought to refresh the ...
... thou eatest so much as makes thee unfit for Study , or other Business , thou exceedest the due Measure . If thou art dull and heavy after Meat , it's a sign thou hast exceeded the due Measure ; for Meat and Drink ought to refresh the ...
Page 259
... thou art now just entering the last Month of another Year . If thou art a Man of Business , and of prudent Care , be- like thou wilt now settle thy Accounts , to satisfy thyself whether thou has gain'd or lost in the Year past , and how ...
... thou art now just entering the last Month of another Year . If thou art a Man of Business , and of prudent Care , be- like thou wilt now settle thy Accounts , to satisfy thyself whether thou has gain'd or lost in the Year past , and how ...
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