“If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”
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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“For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.”
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“Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“It is easier to forgive an Enemy than to forgive a Friend.”
— William Blake Primary source“Lend money to an enemy, and thou’lt gain him, to a friend and thou’lt lose him.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Thou canst not joke an enemy into a friend; but thou may'st a friend into an enemy.”
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