Project Gutenberg 2013-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 857 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Franklin's Way to Wealth; or, "Poor Richard Improved" Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Franklin's Way to Wealth; or, 'Poor Richard Improved'" by Benjamin Franklin is a philosophical essay written in the early 19th century. This book can be classified as a self-help guide focused on personal finance and the virtues of industriousness and frugality. It draws upon the wisdom from Franklin's earlier works, particularly his famous "Poor Richard's Almanack," to impart practical life lessons meant to help individuals attain wealth and success through diligence and smart decision-making. In this work, Franklin presents the character of Father Abraham, who shares wisdom with a crowd distressed by heavy taxes and economic struggles. Through a series of adages and proverbs, he emphasizes the importance of hard work, self-reliance, and careful management of resources. He argues that idleness and extravagance are greater burdens than taxes and that one must embrace industry and frugality to prosper. Despite the gravity of his message, the crowd ultimately succumbs to their desires during an auction, highlighting the challenge of adhering to these principles. Ultimately, Franklin proposes that while personal effort is crucial, humility and a recognition of divine providence are essential for true success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43855/43855-h/images/cover.jpg en Success Maxims, American HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 56331 56343 2024-09-18T11:22:51.712416 2023-09-19T07:15:54.567391 text/html text/html 52071 2013-09-30T21:24:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 773514 2013-09-30T21:24:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 796936 2024-09-18T11:22:54.083250 application/epub+zip 795643 2024-09-18T11:22:52.301292 application/epub+zip 51393 2024-09-18T11:22:51.988282 application/epub+zip 822012 2024-09-18T11:22:55.742276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811731 2024-09-18T11:22:53.771260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68435 2022-09-20T04:31:54.307959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41540 41450 2024-09-18T11:22:51.519286 2023-09-19T07:15:54.379402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41215 2013-09-30T21:24:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15920 2013-09-30T21:24:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18351 2024-09-18T11:22:55.883243 application/rdf+xml 7815 2024-09-18T11:22:52.068279 image/jpeg 1946 2024-09-18T11:22:52.027261 image/jpeg 778466 2024-09-18T11:22:51.761301 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