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WAY TO WEALTH
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

by Benjamin Franklin

WAY TO WEALTH

Synopsis
Way to Wealth is a series of essays written by Benjamin Franklin. One of the most powerful guides ever written in the history of economics, quotes in this centuries old book still holds true even after 300 years.

While we all wanted to get rich and looking for shortcuts to attain wealth, we miss out small things, which are ought to be followed in our life. For example the famous quote “One Today is worth two tomorrows”, not only makes us to follow the habit of saving, but not to follow the habit of borrowing, means we have to pay double in future for what we borrow today.

There is nothing can be gained without pain, if you gain something without pain, it is sooner or later going to disappear from you. Many of us do not know the difference between time spent and time lost. There is no such thing as idle time, there is only leisure time which we spend to recharge us from day to day activity, rather not to waste time. While it is 100 percent true that time is the only thing we cannot earn. The act of procrastination is clearly stated with the quote “Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today”. The act of ignoring small gains and not bothering to keep them is quoted as “Get what you can, and what you get hold”.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Synopsis
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written, yet an unfinished memoir of Benjamin Franklin published after his death. Franklin written this memoir in 4 parts with authorial breaks, started to write in 1771 to till his death.

Part one was addressed to his son William, mentioning about his childhood and his association with his brother James Franklin as an apprentice. It is surprised to know, Benjamin was not courageous enough to believe in his writing skill, as his first published paper was published as an anonymous writer. In fact it was published by his brother, who came to know about his writing skill and it resulted in the separation from his brother.

Second part was written when his son was loyal to the British Crown, which made Benjamin to be with revolutionaries. He describes “Order is the hardest for him to keep” and “Although perfection cannot be attained, yet should be attempted for self-satisfaction”. Part three was written after the Revolutionary War, which made him to lose many of his papers. It is in this part he discusses about his experiments on electricity. Among all, Part four was very brief and was written when he was nearing his death.

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File size (Digital) (6.17MB)
Books (2)
Illustrations (61)
Biography (yes)
Page count (8.5x11) (213)
Word count (76,642)