He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes music.
Nine Epigrams from Poor Richard
Set by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Nine Epigrams from Poor Richard", 1986 [ voice and tape ] [Sung Text]
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Truth is bitter but a lie is savoury at times.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Who lies down with dogs rises up with fleas.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Three can keep a secret if two are dead.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Wedlock, as old Men note, hath likened been,
Unto a publick Crowd or common Rout;
Where those that are without would fain get in,
And those that are within would fain get out.
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Text Authorship:
- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Sally laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Here comes Glib-Tongue who can outflatter a dedication and lie like ten epitaphs.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]People wrapped up in themselves make small packages.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Happy the nation, fortunate the age, whose history is not diverting.
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- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), appears in Poor Richard's Almanac
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Author(s): Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)