A brilliant resource to the wise and witty sayings of the "first American", along with numerous entertaining anecdotes about Benjamin Franklin's adventures and misadventures, from his childhood in his brother's Boston printing establishment and his subsequent move to Philadelphia as a youth to his stint as Colonial postmaster general, his work with Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence, and his years as ambassador to the court of Louis XVI in France. This book is for speechmakers, students of history, and lovers of Americana. The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin contains quotations organized by subject; lists of his inventions and innovations, such as newspaper editorials, the Franklin stove, bifocals, daylight saving time, and electroshock treatment; and his insights into the personalities of his contemporaries.

A Pocket-Sized Collection of Quotations by Benjamin Franklin in an Elegant Hardcover Edition

Presents a collection of the Founding Fathers famous quotes as culled from Poor Richards Almanack, his personal letters and other writings, and offers advice on subjects ranging from good citizenship and manners to friendship and happiness.

An early and influential advocate of the idea that any of us can create in ourselves the greatness to which we aspire, Franklin speaks across the centuries to readers as clearly and practically as ever in two classics of the American Spirit in one volume.

Introduces the life and accomplishments, from A to Z, of a Founding Father, from armonicas to bifocals, with adages and cartoons.

Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication: "He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas" and many others.