Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era.   For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richard’s Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few Bits of Wisdom from 1746…

1746
When the Well’s dry, we know the Worth of Water.
A good Wife and Health, is a Man’s best Wealth.
A quarrelsome Man has no good Neighbors.
Vice knows she’s ugly, so puts on her Mask.
Women & Wine, Game & Deceit, Make the Wealth small and the Wants great.
It’s the easiest Thing in the World for a Man to deceive himself.
Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.
Dost thou love Life? then do not squander Time; for that’s the Stuff Life is made of.
Good Sense is a Thing all need, few have, and none think they want.
Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge.
The Sting of a Reproach, is the Truth of it.
The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom spun too fine.