Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims - Franklin, Benjamin; Penn, William
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This volume contains two essays. The first, "The Way to Wealth," written by Benjamin Franklin, was much and justly admired. It presents advice to a young tradesman from an old one. The second, "Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life," by William Penn, is a manual presented to the reader with the fruit of solitude, a school few to care to learn in, though none instruct us better. Some parts of it are the result of serious reflection; others, the flashings of lucid intervals; written for private satisfaction and published for a help to human conduct.…mehr

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This volume contains two essays. The first, "The Way to Wealth," written by Benjamin Franklin, was much and justly admired. It presents advice to a young tradesman from an old one. The second, "Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life," by William Penn, is a manual presented to the reader with the fruit of solitude, a school few to care to learn in, though none instruct us better. Some parts of it are the result of serious reflection; others, the flashings of lucid intervals; written for private satisfaction and published for a help to human conduct. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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Born in 1706 to humble origins, the young Benjamin Franklin made his way into the world with a sense of purpose and an awareness of what he was capable of. These qualities became self-evident and increasingly apprarent to the world around him as his abilities matured. The runaway teen who left his boyhood Boston for Philadelphia proved his developing talents as a prolific writer, printer and future publisher... famous for his Autobiography, Poor Richard's Almanac, and The Pennsylvania Gazette among others. He was also an inventor and scientist; Franklin was the genial genius... an affable common man who just happened to be the smartest person in almost any room he entered. He conducted groundbreaking work in electricity and made innovations that led to practical devices such as bifocals, swim fins, the lightning rod, the Franklin Stove, and the flexible catheter among other inventions in use to this day.After retiring from business at the age of 42, it was Benjamin Franklin as Public Citizen for his remaining 42 years that ultimately led to his role as Statesman and Founder... He helped make the case for the ultimate severance of political ties to Great Britain and for America to take up arms in defense of her liberty. He was present at the creation of a new nation and helped construct the foundation of what the United States would one day become as a beacon of freedom.