Franklin's Way to Wealth; or, "Poor Richard Improved"

A penny saved is a penny earned, and a hundred more maxims that built a nation's common sense. Benjamin Franklin gathered the best of Poor Richard into one brisk address on industry, thrift, and prudence, spoken by a wise old man at a country auction. It is short enough for a single sitting and quotable enough to last a lifetime. Behind the homespun humor is a whole philosophy of self-reliance that shaped the American character.