But, ah! Thus far the various reprintings, both in England and the colonies, followed exactly, or virtually so, the full text as contained in Poor Richard improved for 1758. us by allowing an Abatement. want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of With active Industry wake Natures Powers; With rising Years, still rising Arts display. However let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his almanac of 1733. Are her Compatriots all, by her belovd. Thus peaceful walks thro Virtues pleasing Ways: Bids each tempestuous Passion leave the Breast: Thence with her livid Self-devouring Snakes. Time will seem to have added Wings to his Heels as But chief the greatest should her Laws revere. in that; or it is true, We may give Advice, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by The bibliographical history of this famous preface is long and complicated. When you have got your Bargain, you may, perhaps, think little of Payment; but Creditors, Poor Richard tells us, have better Memories than Debtors;12 and in another Place says, Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times.13 The Day comes round before you are aware, and the Demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. your Country, be up by Peep of Day: Let not The first Mistake in publick Business, is the going into it. Or should kind Truth invade thy tender Ear. Poor Richard's Advice: p. 84: Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757: An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry: p. 89: Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the Times? grievous to some of us. Oh! and such a Government tyrannical? these Superfluities! And farther, If you would have a faithful As to the speech itself, one may agree with D. H. Lawrence that Poor Richards tags are detestable, or with Franklins Scottish admirer that these proverbs are the quintessence of the wisdom accumulated in all the ages, or one may take a position somewhere in between. forgetting that the sleeping Fox catches no The common Friend! In its original form, or only moderately condensed or modified, it has been variously titled Preliminary Address prefixed to the Pennsylvania Almanack for 1758, Father Abrahams Speech , The Way to Wealth, La Science du Bonhomme Richard, or either of the last two as translated into various European languages. Study the wit and wisdom of Ben Franklin by analyzing and explaining 18 different quotes from his writings. He weaves the quotes of Poor Richard together so that they form a clear statement about the importance of hard work, frugality, and restraint. on those Topicks during the Course of five-and able to pay him! And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy,12 as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late, must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night.13 While Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him,14 as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee;15 and Early to Bed, and early to rise, makes a Man healthy, wealthy and wise.16. THE Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more He thats content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much. No almanac is ignored and only three are represented just once each. have no Occasion for them, they must be dear to you. 4.Printings of The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Mans Pocket are not included in this count, since its text (which seems to have appeared first about 1790 or soon afterwards) is so far removed from the Franklin original. fasting. and the Calling well followed, or neither the Estate, In this preface Father Abraham cites only those proverbs that concern hard work, thrift, and financial prudence. with a hungry Belly, and half starved their Families. Grave, as Poor Richard says. Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. 2023. What would you advise us to do. Would you not say, that you are free, have a Right to dress as you please, and that such an Edict would be a Breach of your Privileges, and such a Government tyrannical? was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of This version seems never to have been exactly reprinted in England, and only once in America.5 It served, however, as the prototype, though not the exclusive textual source, for many of the hundreds of reprintings that have appeared since 1771, most of them under the title The Way to Wealth, or one of its foreign-language equivalents. They appeared as separate pamphlets, in magazines, and in anthologies of various sorts.3 Some of these printings used the title beginning Preliminary Address essentially as it had appeared in The London Chronicle in 1758 and included the full text reprinted there from The Grand Magazine. A misprint at the end gives the date of composition of the Address as July 7, 1577 instead of 1757.. Their nature suggests strongly that Franklin was not himself responsible. same Way, for what Reason I know not, have ever The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of 36 pp. 2.This piece has been printed on a single sheet of paper, of a small size fit for framing, and may be had of the publisher of this work, price twopence. Source: Poor Richard's Almanac, in Benjamin Franklin, Writings, ed. is spent in idle Employments or Amusements, that Printed at Philadelphia. Except for some minor changes, such as in capitalization, spelling, and punctuation, the text is the same as in the original almanac. No copy of a 1770 New Haven issue of the speech has been located. Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. Genteel are reduced to Poverty, and forced to 1.Evans 10619 and 11929. The artificial Wants of Mankind thus become more numerous than the natural; and, as Poor Dick says, For one poor Person, there are an hundred indigent.14 By these, and other Extravagancies, the Genteel are reduced to Poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who through Industry and Frugality have maintained their Standing; in which Case it appears plainly, that a Ploughman on his Legs is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees,15 as Poor Richard says. Sloth, like Rust, consumes faster than Labour wears, while the used Key is always bright, dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of, there will be sleeping enough in the Grave, Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy, Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee, Early to Bed, and early to rise, makes a Man healthy, wealthy and wise, He that hath a Calling hath an Office of Profit and Honour, At the working Mans House Hunger looks in, but dares not enter, Industry pays Debts, while Despair encreaseth them, plough deep, while Sluggards sleep, and you shall have Corn to sell and to keep, Have you somewhat to do To-morrow, do it To-day, Let not the Sun look down and say, Inglorious here he lies, Diligence and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Cable, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure, Life of Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things, Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease, now I have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good morrow, That throve so well as those that settled be, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee, If you would have your Business done, go; If not, send, The Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands, Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave them your Purse open, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it, If you would have a faithful Servant, and one that you like, serve yourself, a little Neglect may breed great Mischief, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting, think of Saving as well as of Getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her, Make the Wealth small, and the Wants great, What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children, Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship, Buy what thou hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries, Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths, Tis foolish to lay out Money in a Purchase of Repentance, learn by others Harms, Fools scarcely by their own, Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum, Ploughman on his Legs is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees, imagine Twenty Shillings and Twenty Years can never be spent, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom, When the Wells dry, they know the Worth of Water, If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing, Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy, Pride that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt, Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy, The second Vice is Lying, the first is running in Debt, Tis hard for an empty Bag to stand upright, Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times, tis easier to build two Chimnies than to keep one in Fuel, rather go to Bed supperless than rise in Debt. If anyone in Pennsylvania had added the statement about the place of printing, he or she would probably have written more specifically in Philadelphia rather than at Pennsylvania. Furthermore, the editors concur in Livingstons comment that this pamphlet bears every appearance of being from an English press.. Father Abraham's speech, entitled, The Way To Wealth, was published . Care does us more Damage than want of Knowledge; Next Nature will inspire. For Friends, the richest Furniture of Life! If you would know the Value of Money, go and Sloth, like Rust, Those who do not keep a cautious eye on their earnings will soon lose them to vices or other unnecessary expenses. Probable ghosts found in some of the bibliographical lists have been eliminated from the count. have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good-Morrow; For one poor Person, there are an hundred indi|gent. As to following Father Abrahams advice and profiting from it, probably most of the millions of readers of this piecelike the people at the venduehave enjoyed it enormously, have applauded it loudly and long, and then have reverted to their usual practices. If you would be wealthy, says he, in another Almanack, think of Saving as well as of Getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes are greater than her Incomes.20 Away then with your expensive Follies, and you will not have so much Cause to complain of hard Times, heavy Taxes, and chargeable Families; for, as Poor Dick says, Make the Wealth small, and the Wants great.1, And farther, What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children.2 You may think perhaps, That a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle;3 and farther, Beware of little Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship;4 and again, Who Dainties love, shall Beggars prove;5 and moreover, Fools make Feasts, and wise Men eat them.6. Copies of about 80 percent of the printings included are in the Yale University Library and have been personally examined by the editors. E'er Fancy you consult, consult your Purse. 10.Oct. 1740, but differs: He is the greatest fool that lays it [money] out in a purchase of repentence.. The Book Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States. "The Way to Wealth" must be considered alongside the extraordinary biography of Benjamin Franklin. The diligent Spinner has a large Shift; and now I First published by Benjamin Franklin in 1732, "Poor Richard's Almanack" was a guide to both weather forecasts and wise sayings. but discovered likewise some Respect for The original meaning of the name Abraham in Hebrew is "father of many nations." He continued as its editor and publisher until 1757, and the almanac was published until 1796. These are not the of Taxes.I found the good Man had thoroughly 12) Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year1758. However, I resolved to be the better for appears plainly, that a Ploughman on his Legs Employ thy Time During the 1780s and 1790s printings in England, Scotland, and Ireland were too numerous to warrant individual mention here. So much for Industry, my Friends, and Atten|tion It was published under the pseudonym Silence Dogood. Practice of remembering and repeating those wise Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. B. Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." But with our Industry, we must likewise be steady, settled and careful, and oversee our own Affairs with our own Eyes, and not trust too much to others; for, as Poor Richard says, That throve so well as those that settled be.4. you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking Excuses, It consists of the selection and careful arrangement in a connected discourse of approximately one hundred of the aphorisms and maxims contained in the earlier Poor Richard almanacs. Poor Richard's Almanack became Franklin's most profitable business venture, second only to the Pennsylvania Gazette. and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Ca|ble; straitning thee in thy Business, may do thee more Harm The Friend at least demands the second Place. says; and. On December 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack.The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 . We are offered, by the Terms Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning I HAVE heard that Nothing gives an Author so The new title was obviously suggested by two sentences near the end of Franklins Advice to a young Tradesman (1748): In short, the Way to Wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the Way to Market. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods introduced to the public by Poor Richard, a famous conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions: Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? And again, to the same Purpose, The Ingredients, by adding more Spirit to them, make a good preventing Bitter. Under this pseudonym, he published many different copies of what came to be known as, Poor Richard's Almanac. Franklins presence in France and his great popularity led to almost instant acceptance of La Science du Bonhomme Richard and to its widespread popularity. Whereas a free|born 2498 (May 15, 1913), 4946. an Edict would be a Breach of your Privileges, Nor will the Bailiff or John Gunning has not been certainly identified, though he probably was the British lieutenant colonel of that name who was wounded at Bunker Hill. Fineries and Knicknacks. much to be done for your Self, your Family, and Horse-shoe Nail. That the publishers were indebted to the Vaughan 1779 edition of Franklins works was sometimes shown by their including in the title Franklins name and some phrase such as From his Political Works. Title pages which identify publications in twenty cities and towns in the British Isles attest to the widespread interest in this work. (Lacking title-page.) 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