Poor Richard's Almanackby Benjamin Franklin | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Literature/Essays" |
| Pages: | 300 |
| Year of Publication: | 1758 |
| Date Read: | 09/07/1995 |
| Notes: | Printed at intervals from 1733 through 1758, this bright, lively, and sly almanac contained agricultural predictions, charts of the moon's phases, and, in Franklin's words, "entertaining remarks." • He that takes a wife, takes care • Fish & Visitors stink in 3 days. • Eat to live, and not live to eat. • Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones. • No gains without pains. COMMENTS — Each year’s Almanack contained an opening letter (or preface) by Franklin and a series of maxims. The Library of America edition, Benjamin Franklin: Writings, contains these portions. There are other editions available that contain more of the Almanack. |
| My Rating: | 5 |