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Cotton Mather would have agreed with Poor Richard , “ Serving God is doing good to man , but praying is thought an easier service , and therefore more generally chosen . ” Quakers , too , accumulated wealth - in the words of a leading ...
Cotton Mather would have agreed with Poor Richard , “ Serving God is doing good to man , but praying is thought an easier service , and therefore more generally chosen . ” Quakers , too , accumulated wealth - in the words of a leading ...
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THE MAXIMS OF " POOR RICHARD " Franklin's almanac , Poor Richard , was a best seller from the start ; three printings were required to satisfy the demand for the first issue . " Poor Dick ” was the exponent of American folk wisdom and ...
THE MAXIMS OF " POOR RICHARD " Franklin's almanac , Poor Richard , was a best seller from the start ; three printings were required to satisfy the demand for the first issue . " Poor Dick ” was the exponent of American folk wisdom and ...
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Sloth , like rust , consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright , as Poor Richard says . But dost thou love life , then do not squander time , for that's the stuff life is made of , as Poor Richard says .
Sloth , like rust , consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright , as Poor Richard says . But dost thou love life , then do not squander time , for that's the stuff life is made of , as Poor Richard says .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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