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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Form
Form Autobiography
Year
Year 1791
Pages
Pages 280

A runaway printer's apprentice explains, in a long letter meant for his son, how he built himself into a prosperous, respected citizen through habit, thrift and a personal scorecard of virtues tracked week by week.

Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.
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