“Either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”
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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“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Remember that Time is Money.”
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“One today is worth two tomorrows.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are the more they’re valued.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
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