Benjamin Franklin - The Way to Wealth

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1、THEWAYTOWEALTHbyBENJAMINFRANKLINTypeset,printedandboundinApril2003bytheNihilistAmateurPress,Enfield,Middlesex.THEWAYTOWEALTHCR,Ihaveheard,thatnothinggivesanauthorsogreatpleasureastofindhisworksrespectfullyquotedbyotherlearnedau

2、thors.ThispleasureIhaveseldomenjoyed;forthoughIhavebeen,ifImaysayitwithoutvanity,aneminentauthorofalmanacsannuallynowafullquarterofacentury,mybrotherauthorsinthesameway,forwhatreasonIknownot,haveeverbeenverysparingintheirapplauses,andnootherauthorhastakentheleastno

3、ticeofme,sothatdidnotmywritingsproducemesomesolidpudding,thegreatdeficiencyofpraisewouldhavequitediscouragedme.Iconcludedatlength,thatthepeoplewerethebestjudgesofmymerit;fortheybuymyworks;andbesides,inmyrambles,whereIamnotpersonallyknown,Ihavefrequentlyheardoneorano

4、therofmyadagesrepeatedwith‘asPoorRichardsays’attheendon’t;thisgavemesomesatisfaction,asitshowednotonlythatmyin-structionswereregarded,butdiscoveredlikewisesomerespectformyauthority;andIown,thattoencouragethepracticeofremem-beringandrepeatingthosewisesentences,Ihave

5、sometimesquotedmyselfwithgreatgravity.Judge,then,howmuchImusthavebeengratifiedbyanincidentIamgoingtorelate,toyou.Istoppedmyhorselately,whereagreatnumberofpeoplewerecollectedatanauctionofmerchants’goods.Thehourofthesalenotbeingcome,theywereconversingonthebadnessofthe

6、times;andoneofthecompanycalledtoaplain,clean,oldman,withwhitelocks,‘Pray,FatherAbraham,whatthinkyouofthetimes?Willnottheseheavytaxesquiteruinthecountry?Howshallweeverbeabletopaythem?Whatwouldyouadviseusto?’FatherAbrahamstoodup,andreplied,‘Ifyouwouldhavemyadvice,I’

7、llgiveityouinshort;forawordtothewiseisenough,andmanywordswon’tfillabushel,asPoorRichardsays.’Theyjoinedindesiringhimtospeakhismind,andgatheringroundhim,heproceededasfollows.‘Friends,’sayshe,‘andneighbors,thetaxesareindeedveryheavy,and,ifthoselaidonbythegovernmentwer

8、etheonlyoneswehadtopay,wemightmoreeasilydischargethem;butwehavemanyothers,andmuchmoregrievoustosomeofus.Wearetaxedtwiceasmuchbyouridleness,threet