Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Greed

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Language

English

Time

1734 1730s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard's Almanac. Nov. 1734.

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