“Drink water; put the money in your pocket, and leave the dry-bellyache in the punch-bowl.”
Benjamin Franklin
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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“Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
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“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
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— A.P. Møller Disputed“War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.”
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed