Poor Richard’s Almanac
Benjamin Franklin (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)
Poor Richard’s Almanac (or Amanack) was written by Benjamin Franklin, who published print runs of up to 10,000 copies annually from 1732 to 1758. Written under the pseudonym “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders,” the book contained a calendar, weather predictions, poems, and astronomical and astrological information. The most famous part of the Almanac are Franklin’s aphorisms and sayings. Many of these sayings have made their way into the common language of our day.
Selections from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac
76. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
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102. Creditors have better memories than debtors.
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124. Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.
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131. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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285. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
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559. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
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580. To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.
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609. Well done is better than well said.
Source: Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin: Selections from the Apothegms and Proverbs, with a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Waterloo IA: USC Publishing Co.), pp. 16, 18, 20, 32, 53, 55, 57. To view the full document go to https://archive.org/details/poorrichardsalma00franrich.
Selections from Ben Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac
76. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
...
102. Creditors have better memories than debtors.
...
124. Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.
...
131. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
...
285. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
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559. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
...
580. To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.
...
609. Well done is better than well said.
Source: Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin: Selections from the Apothegms and Proverbs, with a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Waterloo IA: USC Publishing Co.), pp. 16, 18, 20, 32, 53, 55, 57. To view the full document go to https://archive.org/details/poorrichardsalma00franrich.
Background
Poor Richard’s Almanac (or Amanack) was written by Benjamin Franklin, who published print runs of up to 10,000 copies annually from 1732 to 1758. Written under the pseudonym “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders,” the book contained a calendar, weather predictions, poems, and astronomical and astrological information. The most famous part of the Almanac are Franklin’s aphorisms and sayings. Many of these sayings have made their way into the common language of our day.
Transcript
Selections from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac
76. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
...
102. Creditors have better memories than debtors.
...
124. Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.
...
131. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
...
285. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
...
559. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
...
580. To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.
...
609. Well done is better than well said.
Source: Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin: Selections from the Apothegms and Proverbs, with a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Waterloo IA: USC Publishing Co.), pp. 16, 18, 20, 32, 53, 55, 57. To view the full document go to https://archive.org/details/poorrichardsalma00franrich.
Excerpt
Selections from Ben Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac
76. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
...
102. Creditors have better memories than debtors.
...
124. Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.
...
131. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
...
285. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
...
559. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
...
580. To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.
...
609. Well done is better than well said.
Source: Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin: Selections from the Apothegms and Proverbs, with a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Waterloo IA: USC Publishing Co.), pp. 16, 18, 20, 32, 53, 55, 57. To view the full document go to https://archive.org/details/poorrichardsalma00franrich.
