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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“For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.”
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“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Sleep without supping, and you'll rise without owing for it.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed“Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source