“He that never eats too much, will never be lazy.”
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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“Remember that Time is Money.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
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“The years teach much which the days never know.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened!”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“He who thinks little, errs much.”
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