Project Gutenberg 2012-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 190 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2] With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader Essays -- Letters -- Philosophical subjects. E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Distributed Proofreading volunteers (http://www.pgdp.net) for Project Gutenberg "Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2]" by Franklin is a historical account composed in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a compilation of Franklin’s personal reflections and essays, offering insight into his thoughts on various subjects including wealth, virtue, public life, and the human experience. Through these writings, Franklin provides readers with valuable lessons derived from a life rich in diverse experiences. The opening of this volume introduces us to a collection of Franklin’s essays and letters, beginning with his popular piece "The Way to Wealth." In it, he presents the character of Father Abraham, who shares wisdom on hard work and frugality in response to concerns about heavy taxes during a gathering. Through practical advice steeped in aphorisms, Franklin underscores the importance of industry, proper management of time and resources, and the dangers of idleness and extravagance. The opening portion sets the stage for a rich exploration of Franklin's philosophy on achieving moral and material success in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40236/40236-h/images/cover.jpg en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence E300 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 606359 606115 2024-09-17T04:58:39.477106 2023-09-17T13:13:57.981759 text/html text/html 608167 2012-07-14T14:55:15 text/html 660593 2012-07-14T14:58:16 text/html application/zip 669086 2024-09-17T04:58:48.414123 application/epub+zip 677296 2024-09-17T04:58:41.048130 application/epub+zip 264678 2024-09-17T04:58:40.266151 application/epub+zip 847580 2024-09-17T04:58:53.760085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805023 2024-09-17T04:58:47.517128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393876 2022-09-18T12:14:15.186132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550682 550554 2024-09-17T04:58:38.029134 2023-09-17T13:13:56.652730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 550560 2012-07-14T14:46:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203932 2012-07-14T14:46:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 550577 2012-07-14T14:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203848 2012-07-14T14:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21443 2024-09-17T04:58:53.913058 application/rdf+xml 17835 2024-09-17T04:58:40.373125 image/jpeg 2760 2024-09-17T04:58:40.319200 image/jpeg 664272 2024-09-17T04:58:39.539142 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia