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Poor Richard's Almanack

By: Benjamin Franklin
Narrated by: Jacques Richey
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Poor Richard's Almanack is an almanac published annually from 1732 to 1758 by Benjamin Franklin, under the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders". Almanacks were very popular in colonial America, usually offering a mixture of weather forecasts, practical household hints, puzzles, and other amusements.

Poor Richard's Almanack contained the calendar, astronomical and astrological information, poems, and sayings. In the spaces that occurred between noted calendar days, Franklin included proverbial sentences about industry and frugality. Franklin also included the occasional mathematical exercise, and the 1750 Almanack features an early example of demographics. It is mainly remembered, however, for being a repository of Franklin's aphorisms and proverbs, many of which live on in American English.

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Definitely good for inspiration or to identify how there are commonalities between now and then. Would recommend only reading a few and letting them sink in.

Good Maxims; Recommend Not Reading In One Day

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Was surprised it was just a collection of aphorisms (over 600) however they are timeless and offer practical wisdom for everyday life. They often make you think deeply to understand them which has its benefits.
The book met my high expectations given it was a favourite of Charlie Mungers and I ended up buying the hardcover to refer back to the best ones in the future

Age old wisdom

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