Poor Richard's Almanack
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Poor Richard's Almanack is a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin in colonial America, famous for its witty aphorisms, practical advice, and wide influence on early American culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
almanac
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book series → |
| author |
Benjamin Franklin
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| contains |
agricultural advice
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astronomical information → household tips → humorous essays → poems → puzzles → weather forecasts → |
| countryOfPublication |
Thirteen Colonies
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| createdBy |
Benjamin Franklin
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| finalPublicationYear |
1758
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| firstPublicationYear |
1732
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| genre |
almanac
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didactic literature → satire → |
| hasFamousSaying |
A penny saved is a penny earned
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Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship → Diligence is the mother of good luck → Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise → Fish and visitors stink in three days → God helps them that help themselves → Haste makes waste → He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas → Industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them → Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee → Little strokes fell great oaks → Lost time is never found again → Plough deep while sluggards sleep → There are no gains without pains → Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead → Tis hard for an empty sack to stand upright → Well done is better than well said → |
| influenced |
American moral philosophy
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American popular culture → American proverbs tradition → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
influence on early American culture
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moral maxims → practical advice → proverbs → witty aphorisms → |
| partOf |
American Enlightenment literature
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| placeOfPublication |
Philadelphia
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| pseudonymousAuthor |
Poor Richard
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Richard Saunders → |
| publicationFrequency |
annual
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| publisher |
Benjamin Franklin
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| timePeriod |
colonial America
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Referenced by (2)
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USS Bonhomme Richard
("Poor Richard’s Almanack")
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namedAfter |
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Benjamin Franklin
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