{"id":205861,"date":"2026-10-12T16:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=205861"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:02:27","slug":"a-bit-of-wisdom-from-the-1748-poor-richards-almanac-american-dream-origins-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=205861","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Wisdom from the 1748 Poor Richard\u2019s Almanac (American Dream Origins Series)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia, PA&#8230;Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn&#8217;t just help found our country during the 1776 era.\u00a0 \u00a0For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination &#038; Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richard&#8217;s Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few Bits of Wisdom from 1748&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44628\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg 330w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BenFranklinDuplessis-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BenFranklinDuplessis-150x185.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/250px-Poor_Richard_Almanack_1739.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163956\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/250px-Poor_Richard_Almanack_1739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/250px-Poor_Richard_Almanack_1739.jpg 250w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/250px-Poor_Richard_Almanack_1739-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1748<br \/>\nLost Time is never found again.<br \/>\nLife with Fools consists in Drinking;<br \/>\nWith the wise Man, Living&#8217;s Thinking.<br \/>\nLiberality is not giving much but giving wisely.<br \/>\nThe second Vice is Lying; the first is Running in Debt.<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re good to others, you are best to yourself.<br \/>\nHalf Wits talk much but say little.<br \/>\nIf Jack&#8217;s in love, he&#8217;s no judge of Jill&#8217;s Beauty.<br \/>\nMost Fools think they are only ignorant.<br \/>\nPardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.<br \/>\nHe is not well-bred, that cannot bear Ill-Breeding in others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia, PA&#8230;Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn&#8217;t just help found our country during the 1776 era.\u00a0 \u00a0For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination &#038; Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richard&#8217;s Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. 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