Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Memory Judgment Self-criticism Delusion

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1745 1740s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1745.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1745." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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Statement Type
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Time
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Time
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Another quote from Colonial America

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John Winthrop
Source
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Medium
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Time
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Era
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Citation

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Author

Ovid
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Latin
Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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