Poor Richard’s Almanack (Primary source)
Poor Richard’s Almanack stands as perhaps the most influential periodical in colonial America, embodying Benjamin Franklin’s genius for marrying practical wisdom with commercial success. Published annually from 1732 to 1758, the almanac reached into virtually every American household, selling some 10,000 copies yearly, an extraordinary circulation for its time.
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“Remember that Time is Money.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
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“A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
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