Project Gutenberg 2013-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 2459 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 Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Success Maxims, American HF Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 56612 2025-08-17T15:16:08.949227 text/html 32253 2024-10-23T18:50:00 text/html 796769 2025-08-17T15:16:11.141783 application/epub+zip 795219 2025-08-17T15:16:09.475791 application/epub+zip 51143 2025-08-17T15:16:09.199231 application/epub+zip 821916 2025-08-17T15:16:12.657713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811739 2025-08-17T15:16:10.863799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68435 2022-09-20T04:31:54.307959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41470 2025-08-17T15:16:08.733235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21525 2024-10-23T18:50:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16173 2025-08-17T15:16:12.784760 application/rdf+xml 7815 2025-08-17T15:16:09.270249 image/jpeg 1946 2025-08-17T15:16:09.233728 image/jpeg 778241 2025-08-17T15:16:08.994314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia