Poor Richard's Almanack

Cultural  

1. A collection of periodicals (each one was called Poor Richard or Poor Richard Improved) by Benjamin Franklin, issued from 1732 to 1757. They contain humor, information, and proverbial wisdom, such as “Early to bed and early to rise / Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

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Example Sentences

By then many Americans were deeply familiar with Franklin’s maxims about the importance of industriousness, thrift and self-reliance, which he published annually in “The Poor Richard’s Almanack” from 1732 to 1757.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was Benjamin Franklin’s stated intent when he published his first “Poor Richard’s Almanack” in 1732.

From Washington Post

Some lines in his enduring "Poor Richard's Almanack," the book Franklin first published under a pseudonym in December 1732 with everything from life advice to weather predictions, were not original musings, but sayings from figures like Plato, which Franklin paraphrased or expanded.

From Salon

Over the years, lines from "Poor Richard's Almanack," which was an annual publication edited by Franklin until 1757, have been mentioned everywhere, from T-shirts to TV shows.

From Salon

Poor Richard’s Playground is named after Benjamin Franklin, who used the pen name for his “Poor Richard’s Almanack.”

From Washington Times