As a writer, Franklin was best known for the wit and wisdom he shared with the readers of his popular almanac, Poor Richard, under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders." In his autobiography, Franklin notes that he began publishing his almanac in 1732 and continued for twenty-five years: "I endeavour'd to make it both . Page 16 as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy in, soon comes to the Bottom; then, as Poor And again. With the wisdom of these ways, surely "you will no longer complain of bad times, or the difficulty of paying taxes" (16). as Poor Richard says. well if you meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou Records Commission. all his Cautions, and their own Fear Richard says, The second Vice is Lying, the first is The first Mistake in publick Business, is the going into it. Debt in Mind, the Term which at first seemed so is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees, as Poor The People heard it, and approved the Doctrine, As Mrs. First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title . 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. This is a common thought that Franklin expresses with intelligence, experience, and wit. She bids you first, in Lifes soft vernal Hours. it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue First published as the introduction to Poor Richard's almanac for 1758. The title page indicates that the pamphlet was issued Philadelphie Et se trouve Paris, chez Ruault, Libraire rue de la Harpe, but the mention of the American city was doubtless only a dodge to escape the requirement of a royal license. Author has taken the least Notice of me, so that did 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. rich Relation left you a Legacy, Diligence is the But, ah, think what you do when you run in Debt; You give to another Power over your Liberty.8 If you cannot pay at the Time, you will be ashamed to see your Creditor; you will be in Fear when you speak to him; you will make poor pitiful sneaking Excuses, and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and sink into base downright lying; for, as Poor Richard says, The second Vice is Lying, the first is running in Debt.9 And again, to the same Purpose, Lying rides upon Debts Back.10 Whereas a freeborn Englishman ought not to be ashamed or afraid to see or speak to any Man living. long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. But Poverty often deprives a Man of all Spirit and Virtue: Tis hard for an empty Bag to stand upright,11 as Poor Richard truly says. This means that small efforts add up to larger achievements. 9.For example, where Father Abraham quotes Poor Richard as saying God helps them that help themselves, these first three French translations have the following renderings: Dubourg: Dieu aide ceux qui saident euxmmes. Courier de lEurope: Dieu aide ceux qui saident eux-mmme. Qutant: Dieu dit lhomme: aide-toi, je taiderai. Alfred Owen Aldridge, who first used this comparison between Dubourg and Qutant, points out that the latters version is very similar to the form of the proverb which had appeared in La Fontaine. Most notably, he restored some, though not all, of the uses of as Poor Richard says, and, apparently liking the expression, added it or similar words several times when they are not found in the original. to one's own Business; but to these we must we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor The People heard it, and approved the Doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his Cautions, and their own Fear of Taxes. able to pay him! The full titles are the same except that the 1758 issue adds: To which are added, Seven curious Pieces of Writing. The imprint reads: Boston, New-England, Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, The New Printing-Office, Opposite to the Old-Brick Meeting, near the Court-House. Below this appears: Note, Very good Allowance to those to take them by the Hundred or Dozen, to sell again. The 1760 issue omits the mention of the Seven curious Pieces and the offer of wholesale rates and has the following imprint: Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, at the New Printing Office, near the Town-House, in Boston. Evans 8131 is clearly a listing of copies of the 1760 issue, though it is incorrectly placed among publications of 1758. It would be thought a hard Government that should The Way to Wealthor Father Abraham's Sermonis an essay written by Benjamin Franklinin 1758. Leisure the diligent Man will obtain, but the lazy Chron., March 30April 1. Father Abraham stood up, and replyd, If youd have my Advice, Ill give it you in short, for a Word to the Wise is enough, and many Words wont fill a Bushel, as Poor Richard says.3 They joind in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; Friends, says he, and Neighbours, the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. difficult, but industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, [1757.] So what signifies wishing and hoping for better Times. The Way to Wealth as a title, and the shortened form which the title indicates, seem not to have appeared in America until 1780 when John Carter, a Providence printer who had served his apprenticeship with Franklin and Hall, used it in the different editions of his New England Almanack for 1781.4 Other printings, in newspapers, magazines, or almanacs, as pamphlets or broadsides, or in anthologies, followed in America during the next two decades.5 Title-page imprints represent eighteen cities and towns, scattered from Maine to Pennsylvania; only the printers in the southern colonies and states appear as a group to have been indifferent to this highly popular composition. Uniform Title: Way to wealth: Description: New-Haven [Conn. : s.n. 20.Oct. 1743, but of saving, more than of getting.. Read More Poor Richard In Poor Richard the Grindstone, and die not worth a Groat at last. was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was . stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of Richard says, At the working Man's House Hunger known before, if they had taken his Advice. Hence just Ambition boundless Splendors crown. Father Abraham states, "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly." A. Leo Lemay (New York: Library of America, 1987), 1294-1303. No, for as Poor Richard says, Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease.19 Many without Labour, would live by their WITS only, but they break for want of Stock.20 Whereas Industry gives Comfort, and Plenty, and Respect: Fly Pleasures, and theyll follow you.1 The diligent Spinner has a large Shift;2 and now I have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good morrow;3 all which is well said by Poor Richard. to see or speak to any Man living. And again, to the same Purpose, And scorn to think or act for Self alone; Happy Tom Crump, neer sees his own Hump. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no Occasion for them, they must be dear to you. But an important alteration took place in 1771. 'Tis true, their is much to be done, Omitting all the other commentary on man and society which the almanacs so extensively provide, Father Abraham focuses attention exclusively upon the prudential wisdom which, in fact, occupies only a relatively small proportion of the little Spaces that occurd between the Remarkable Days in the Calendar., This concentration upon a series of related themes and the wide circulation which has been given to this piece in the course of two hundred years have had a profound effect upon the Franklin legend and the public conception of his sense of values. The bibliographical history of this famous preface is long and complicated. Course Hero. Thus the old Gentleman ended his Harangue. In it he followed the shortened Way to Wealth version. For one poor Person, there are an hundred indi|gent. This pamphlet appears in three undated issues which differ from each other in several typographical details.8 Probably all three issues were published in London.9 Two other printings with the same, or nearly the same, full title have a London 1774 imprint date and three more, undated, are believed to have been published in that or the next year. 8.The Scots Magazine, XXXIX (Jan. 1777), 216; Courier de lEurope, I, 3456, 36970, 382, 427, 51516, 524 (Mar. and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Ca|ble; So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to ones own Business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly successful. Or should kind Truth invade thy tender Ear. as Poor Richard says. 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. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service. Subject(s): Maxims; Success; Wealth; Note: A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. Father Abraham's Speech or, The Way to Wealth Hardcover - January 1, 2000 by Benjamin (from Poor Richard's Almanac for 1758) Franklin (Author) See all formats and editions Hardcover $6.47 1 New from $6.47 Publisher The American Philosophical Society Publication date January 1, 2000 See all details Product details ASIN : B001LIGH3E In the present edition it is followed by A.F. Poor Richard describes a recent encounter with a group of people at an auction who were complaining about how high the taxes were. And in Lifes Voyage is thimpelling Wind; And steer the Bark with Heavn-directed Hand: So shall you safe Ambitions Gales receive. We are offered, by the Terms of this Vendue, Six Months Credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready Money, and hope now to be fine without it. He states, "If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as getting." and Twenty Years can never be spent) but, al|ways B. Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." quoted by other learned Authors. 191201. In a corrupt Age, the putting the World in order would breed Confusion; then een mind your own Business. July 7, 1757. But until someone undertakes an exhaustive search for surviving printings of the composition, the figures given here may serve as an approximation of the extent to which it was reprinted in the eighteenth century. Fineries and Knicknacks. 1268 (Jan. 1956), 648. 8593. Poor Richard refers humorously to his delight at being quoted so extensively. have no Occasion for them, they must be dear to you. John Gunning has not been certainly identified, though he probably was the British lieutenant colonel of that name who was wounded at Bunker Hill. BIBLIOGRAPHY. 24. The Hour of Sale not being come, they were conversing on the Badness of the Times, and one of the Company calld to a plain clean old Man, with white Locks, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the Times? 6.For the distinctions between this printing and Mecoms second issue in 1760, see the second note below. He that idly loses 5 s. worth of time, loses 5 s. and might as prudently throw 5 s. in the River. Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning The Gazette announced, September 15, that Poor Richard improved for 1758 was now in the Press and speedily will be published, and advertised it as just published in the issue of October 6. Richard truly says. . It is not surprising that the Franklin legend came very early to include the idea that he was the apostle of industry and thrift.5, The first known reprinting of the preface was in Boston, issued by Franklins nephew Benjamin Mecom. In "The Way to Wealth" he creates another fictional persona, Father Abraham, who : La science du fonhomme Richard ou Moyen facile de payer les impots. Men often mistake themselves, seldom forget themselves. In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." Dose for a grown Person Half a Jill, three or four times between the Fits; for a Child of a Year old a Tea Spoonful, mixed with Balm Tea; the Quantity to be increased according to the Age of the Person. It has never been worked out in full, and perhaps never will be. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people) Genres Pamphlets Notes Content: Portrait of Franklin, "drawn by T. Holloway from the bust modelled at Paris from the life, engrav'd by Allardice," inserted before front. Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. Benjamin's father, Josiah Franklin, died at age 87. Grave, as Poor Richard says. Seven more Italian printings during the eighteenth century are evidence of the widespread interest in Franklin in the peninsula which he wished to visit but never did.2 Eighteenth-century translations into other languages may have been considerably fewer, though some examples have been found, as noted earlier, in Dutch, Gaelic, German, and Swedish. A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. 36 pp. By the 1740s, the almanac was being sold in the colonies from New England to the Carolinas and was generating about a third of Franklin's income. - English Short Title Catalog, W17388. Wont these heavy Taxes quite ruin the Country? Under this pseudonym, he published many different copies of what came to be known as, Poor Richard's Almanac. The frequent Mention he made of 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. In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Benjamin Franklin circulated the annual Poor Richard's Almanack with great success in prerevolutionary Philadelphia. Aiding and aided each, while all contend. Now sudden swell, and now contract their Sail; Silence in not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly. Are her Compatriots all, by her belovd. The preface to Poor Richard improved for 1758 has appeared in print hundreds of times in English or in translation, in full or abridged. Then since, as he says, The Borrower is a Slave to Do you imagine that Sloth will afford you more Course Hero. Fools need Advice most, but wise Men only are the better for it. And now to conclude. a while: He means, that perhaps the Cheapness is 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 Pennsylvania conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions : Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard [pseud.] but, after all, do not depend too much up|on Father Abraham warns against laziness and encourages people to exert effort and make sacrifices in the service of their financial goals. now remember. (Phila., 1787), pp. Copyright 2016. What would you think of When Benjamin Franklin. at the End on't. Benjamin Franklin often used personas, or characters who represent the voice of the author, in his work. Father Abraham's speech. Father Abraham encourages people to actively seize opportunities in life that others may be too lazy to notice: "Plow deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep." wise. 1747 Helped organize a volunteer militia. 18.Feb. 1736, with a difference which may have been a printers error in the original. The Way to Wealth Study Guide. is one which is inscribed at the top of the title page (partly trimmed off): Lady Juliana P[enn] J: Gunn[ing]. At the bottom, below the lower row of type ornaments, is written in the same hand: Printed at Pennsylvania 1773. A later inscription on the third page records the transmission of the pamphlet by John Gunning to two other members of his family. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more He educated himself while working all day and staying up until late hours to learn, create, invent, and write. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. Added 5/5/2021 6:37:24 AM Author of Almanacks annually now a full hindered To-morrow, which makes Poor Richard you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking Excuses, Whether Sylvanus Urban, the pseudonymous editor of The Gentlemans Magazine, or someone else was responsible for these changes is not known. We are offered, by the Terms Livingstons article, while far from complete, is the most useful summary of the bibliographical history of Father Abrahams speech which the editors have found. 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. ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? For in another Place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths.9 Again, Poor Richard says, Tis foolish to lay out Money in a Purchase of Repentance;10 and yet this Folly is practised every Day at Vendues, for want of minding the Almanack. Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? 17.No similar expression in any earlier Poor Richard. known, I have frequently heard one or other "Father Abraham's speech" signed: Richard Saunders. Next Nature will inspire. The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 2-3 A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico, 1519-1520 . And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire;5 and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee;6 and again, If you would have your Business done, go; If not, send.7 And again. try to borrow some; for, He that goes a borrow|ing Ambition jostles with her Friends no more; Nor thirsts Revenge to drink a Brothers Gore; Fiery Remorse no stinging Scorpions rears: Oer trembling Guilt no falling Sword appears. I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. Then, the market apparently being saturated for the time being, there was a lull, but in 1786 two more printings of the Qutant translation were issued in Paris. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your Family, your Country, and your gracious King, be up by Peep of Day; Let not the Sun look down and say, Inglorious here he lies.11 Handle your Tools without Mittens; remember that the Cat in Gloves catches no Mice,12 as Poor Richard says. But Poor Richard's charge that Father Abraham's audience responds to his speech "just as if it had been a common Sermon" checks this impression of piety with a reminder that the crowd and the preacher are capable of experiencing such involvement without serious commitment. Mister Harms. There are, who with fond Favours fickle Gale. A debtor is a person who owes money to another person or organization known as a creditor. Good-Will, like the Wind, floweth where it listeth. There are no Gains without Pains; then and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and He wasn't alone in the almanac publishing business. And by her Influence be both good and great. and again, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave or the Difficulty of paying Taxes. though excellent Things, for they may all but discovered likewise some Respect for He criticizes people who waste money on things like fancy clothing or gourmet foods when they should be providing and saving for their families. Those have a short Lent, saith Poor Richard, who owe Money to be paid at Easter.14 Then since, as he says, The Borrower is a Slave to the Lender, and the Debtor to the Creditor,15 disdain the Chain, preserve your Freedom; and maintain your Independency: Be industrious and free; be frugal and free. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of,6 as Poor Richard says. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? The present editors have pursued extended inquiry only to the end of the eighteenth century and their investigations still leave several questions unanswered; some appear to be unanswerable. borrow of those whom they formerly despised, Times. them your Purse open. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's timeless maxims, from "Haste makes waste" to "Hunger never saw bad bread." Additional features include selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's Way to Wealth. Avoid, and cast the sullyd Play-thing by; There are, who tossing in the Bed of Vice. Text edit., p. 244. Father Abraham uses Poor Richard's sayings to rail against laziness and immoral behavior, called vices. 110 and 111. well as Power to the Bold, and Heaven to the Vir|tuous. opened, and they began to buy extravagantly not|withstanding How shall we be ever able to pay them? (30) $3.00. Word to the Wise is enough, and many Words won't Franklin became wealthy through his work in publishing and used the opportunity to continue to demonstrate the virtues of diligent work and frugality emphasized in "The Way to Wealth." Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. This gave me some Satisfaction, It was 24 pages long and full of calendars, phases of the moon, weather predictions, and more. Poor Richard's Almanac (sometimes Almanack) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, under the alias of Richard Saunders. The narrator is Poor Richard, also known as Richard Saunders. How much more than is necessary do we spend in Your Creditor has Authority at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by confining you in Goal for Life, or to sell you for a Servant, if you should not be able to pay him! Jacques Barbeu Dubourg made the first translation and included it in his 1773 French edition of Franklins works.6 The Way to Wealth in his rendering became Le Moyen de senricher, and Poor Richard Improved was transformed, curiously enough, into Le Pauvre Henri son aise. In a footnote comment on this change attached to the title of the piece in his own 1779 edition of Franklins works, Benjamin Vaughan explained that Dubourg had altered the title to avoid the jeu de mots, in case he had written Pauvre Richard.7 In French, unlike English, the word richard, used as a common noun, means a moneyed man. Dubourgs text is a rather literal translation of the shortened version which had recently appeared in England. 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. First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title "Father Abraham's speech", and frequently reprinted under title "The way to wealth." Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. I concluded at length, that the People were the best Judges of my Merit; for they buy my Works; and besides, in my Rambles, where I am not personally known, I have frequently heard one or other of my Adages repeated, with, as Poor Richard says, at the End ont; this gave me some Satisfaction, as it showed not only that my Instructions were regarded, but discovered likewise some Respect for my Authority; and I own, that to encourage the Practice of remembering and repeating those wise Sentences, I have sometimes quoted myself with great Gravity. 2.The Italian printings are conveniently listed in Antonio Pace, Benjamin Franklin and Italy (Phila., 1958), pp. The next printing is a 22-page pamphlet licensed for publication in 1776 but with no place of issue indicated. father abraham's speech from poor richards almanac 1757 summary. studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropt a commoner). Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick 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 little Strokes fell great Oaks, as Poor thou wilt do the same, thy Profit will be as great At the time of his first publication, there were . For in another Place he says, Many have says; and. 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them, which they knew not the Getting of; they think tis Day, and will never be Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding; (a Child and a Fool, as Poor Richard says, imagine Twenty Shillings and Twenty Years can never be spent)16 but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom;17 then, as Poor Dick says, When the Wells dry, they know the Worth of Water.18 But this they might have known before, if they had taken his Advice; If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some;19 for, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing;20 and indeed so does he that lends to such People, when he goes to get it in again. Their Honour, Grandeur, Dignity and Praise. Time will seem to have added Wings to his Heels as A Man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone,17 and die not worth a Groat at last. Second . Poor Richard's Almanack. Father Abraham's namesake is Abraham, a figure who is revered in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions. That throve so well as those that settled be. Increasd with Years, by candid Truth refind. been ruined by buying good Pennyworths. set Days and Times. However, the rest of the essay is Father Abraham's speech. No almanac is ignored and only three are represented just once each. Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. been very sparing in their Applauses and no other Evidence of the correct date of each issue is found in references in Mecoms footnotes in one, and in his Advertisement in the other, to recent publications in Boston, and in a woodcut of Father Abraham in his Study in the second issue which shows the date 1760.

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