Benjamin Franklin
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The Way to Wealth is a treasury of the wisdom and values that can lead you to financial security. Franklin refines his maxims and homilies in order to make them more subtle and sophisticated. As a successful author, inventor, scientist, statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of America, he exemplifies the emerging American nation. This book will teach you how to start a business, make money and save for the future.
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Poor Richard's Almanack is one of Benjamin Franklin's most charming creations. He delighted in cloaking his writing behind a variety of literary personas, and Richard Saunders remains one of his most beloved, although some critics have complained that Poor Richard reveals the shallow materialism at the heart of Franklin's homespun philosophy and, by extension, at...
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Ben Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. The Way to Wealth is a collection of Franklin's essays and personal letters on how to make money, start a business, and save for the future. Essays include "Advice to a Young Tradesman," which explains how to run a profitable business; "The Whistle," a charming parable on how to prevent greed from trumping profitability; and...
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An indispensable guide to right living from a Founding Father.
Benjamin Franklin, one of our nation's most revered founders, was a man of uncommonly fine common sense. Although he was never able to finish his project of compiling a comprehensive compendium of practical wisdom, he was able to lay down the beginnings of this work in his later writings. Collected within this volume are Franklin's writings organized around his timeless philosophy on living...
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The world is a diverse tapestry of history, innovation, and humanity. Human history is a tale of civilizations, exploration, and evolution, leaving footprints across time. Cultures express unique identities through art, language, and rituals, interweaving to form a rich heritage. In the modern era, technology catalyzes connectivity and reshapes lives. However, we face collective challenges in the form of environmental issues, social justice, and global...
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A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - short, pithy, instructive sayings - that were scattered throughout the pages of his Poor Richard's Almanack over its 25 years of once-a-year publication (1732-1758). Many of these sayings are familiar to all . . . "a penny saved is a penny earned" . . . "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" . . . but there...
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A fascinating compilation of weather forecasts, recipes, jokes, and aphorisms, Poor Richard's Almanack debuted in 1732. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's maxims, along with selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's Way to Wealth. An ideal resource for writers, public speakers, and students, this practical, charming little book will delight all readers with its folk wisdom.
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This collection starts first and foremost with Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, one of the most famous and influential autobiographies ever written. The edition includes all the collections of his writings, together with various papers that have been published in separate pamphlets. All the writing are methodically arranged, the moral and philosophical works according to their subjects and the political papers according to their dates.
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En 1732, Franklin comenzó a publicar El Almanaque del Pobre Richard, en el cual construyó una imagen basada en la ideología del pueblo estadounidense sobre máximas como "un centavo ahorrado es un centavo ganado", entre otras que se han vuelto inmemoriales. El ensayo El Camino hacia la Riqueza se publicó en ese almanaque, causando gran furor en la época, y se hizo legendario.
En este pequeño libro, nos planteamos sumar otros cuatro ensayos...
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One of America's most famous patriots, Benjamin Franklin was more than just a founding father of the country. He was a prolific writer, tradesman, scientist, and philosopher who had major influences in France, England, and America. Franklin made it clear through his works that he believed in both spirituality and science at the same time, and he wrote about how the two ideas can converge. He was quite famous during his life, but his fame lives on...
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"(...) we must learn from this special utilitarian principle — and find that doing what is right for the right's sake is good, not only because it is right, but also because it is the best thing to do to achieve happiness. Moreover, for those who do not believe in this utopia, we can learn that these precious teachings help pave the way to financial independence, which in turn can ensure plenty of freedom, time, and tranquility to enjoy a good life....
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Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"; "Love your Neighbor; yet don't pull down your Hedge"; "He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas" and many more.
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La Autobiografía de Benjamin Franklin es la historia de vida de uno de los padres fundadores de América. En esta inspiradora autobiografía, además de contarnos buena parte de su bella y exitosa existencia, Benjamin Franklin nos muestra su fórmula personal para el éxito. Franklin predicó el sacrificio, el trabajo duro, el ahorro, la frugalidad y la educación continua como determinantes de la prosperidad individual y colectiva. La idea básica...
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Writer, Statesman, World-traveler, Publisher, Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Diplomat, Newspaper editor, Scientist, Satirist, Pamphleteer, Social critic. Of all Americas illustrious Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was the one who most readily wore the mantle of the Renaissance Man. His interests were remarkably eclectic, and his talents extraordinarily diverse. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, a founder of the subscription library...
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An oral history of musical genres from the Palmetto State musicians who helped define the sounds
From Jabbo Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, and Drink Small to Johnny Helms, Dick Goodwin, and Chris Potter, South Carolina has been home to an impressive number of regionally, nationally, and internationally known jazz and blues musicians. Through richly detailed interviews with nineteen South Carolina musicians, jazz historian and radio host Benjamin Franklin...
17) Benjamin Franklin Wealth and Wisdom: The Way to Wealth and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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TWO CLASSICS OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT TOGETHER IN ONE VOLUME
The Way To Wealth
Originally a preface to the 1758 edition of Franklin's beloved Poor Richard's Almanac, it presents a brief fable of a local wise man, Father Abraham, quoting Poor Richard to an eager crowd. In this inspiring tale, Franklin steps out of the past and shares with you his famed maxims about wealth, knowledge, virtue, and all other elements of business success.
The Autobiography...
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Extrait: "Voici encore une année qui finit. Si tu es un bon commerçant, un homme entendu en affaires, tu vas arrêter tes comptes pour savoir si tu as gagné ou perdu durant cette année, et combien? C'est là-dessus que tu régleras ton négoce et la dépense de ta maison. C'est fort bien, mais ce n'est pas tout. N'examineras-tu pas aussi ton compte moral, pour voir ce que tu as gagné dans la conduite de ta vie, quel vice tu as supprimé, quelle...
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Witty, wise, and elegant in their simplicity, the timeless adages in this inspiring volume originated with two influential figures of early American history. Franklin's Way to Wealth began as a preface to Poor Richard's Almanack, the popular book of advice by Benjamin Franklin, the beloved founding father. Penn's Maxims features hundreds of observations by the Quaker leader, William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania. Both offer enduring...
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The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history. From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has here collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time. Featuring such disparate historical characters as Cicero, St. Francis of Assisi, Benjamin Franklin, Robert...