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Did people actually put this advice to use? A lot of what he is saying just seems asinine to me. --Laura Peters | Did people actually put this advice to use? A lot of what he is saying just seems asinine to me. --Laura Peters | ||
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| + | I just found it interesting that so many of the catchy sayings that Franklin utilizes in his almanac are still commonly used to this day. "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise", and "There are no gains, without pains" are both saying that i have heard numerous times throughout my life, without knowing the origin of them was Ben Franklin. Franklin's ability to make an idea stick has had a huge impact on our country. --Helen Dinndorf | ||
== Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in ''VA and SC Gazette'', 1737-1745 == | == Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in ''VA and SC Gazette'', 1737-1745 == | ||
