Wit and Wisdom by Benjamin Franklin

Wit and Wisdom Reviews

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  midnightfaerie

  The Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin was erratic at best. Tidbits taken from Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" are splattered throughout the book and they range from enlightening snippets such as:
  
  "He's a fool that cannot conceal his wisdom."
  
  to mundane sayings bordering on obtuse such as:
  
  "If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun."
  
  Overall this has some interesting thoughts I found amusing but didn't think it was worth the read in the end. What it did do for me was make me want to read Poor Richard's Almanac. If you're considering picking this up to get a feel for Franklin, don't bother. Just skip to the real thing.
  
  
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  Megan

  Short/Easy read. just like the book says..full of Wit and Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin.
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  Geo Hendrick

  I got this little book of quotes from my grandfather It is quotes from "Poor Richards Says" I don't get many of the quotes but I love the book and love the notes my grandfather put in the book.
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  Lindsay:)

  Found this in the back of my moms crusty bookshelf. Made me feel smart for the most part. Also gave me a massive headache. I had to use every brain cell that I have to decipher what was going on but I eventually figured it out. Pretty good for being so old and out of date.
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  holland

  Seemed a bit like a miss-matched scrapbook but some good quotes
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  Tom Killeen

  This is pretty repetitious and flimsy. Not Ben's fault,just the folks that slapped this together,
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  Stephen

  Great quote resource. The man is always inspiring.
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  JJ

  A few interested quote and a lot I just didn't get inspiration from. At least it was super short.
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  Jean

  It was fun to read the witticisms ascribed to this man, even if he admittedly did not coin all the phrases.
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  Albert Alarcon

  Book of quotes
  
  Good time killer and great pondering, and fun. Clearly Ben Franklin had a sense of humor. It was in public domain so the price was great.
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  Sam

  A decent collection of truisms. Fine for a quick read to make that Goodreads annual goal!
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  Michelle Alley

  A fun read with more than a few quotes and, of couse Benjamin Franklin's Wisdom..."If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten. Either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." I think he's accomplised just this!
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  Val

  Rather eccentric and erratic compilation.....all over the place. Love Ben Franklin but this volume is disconnected at best. Mainly checked it out to expose my young adult reader to Franklin, so I think it will work out for that. It is like a scrapbook of Franklin.
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  Katieb (MundieMoms)

  I liked reading this book. It's quite short, but full of great things about Ben Franklin.
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  Tina

  Interesting little bits of wisdom.
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  Dick

  Fun read - short book - but his quotes on both humor and wisdom are timeless.
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  Brenda

  Another Founding Father who greatly shaped our country. Witty.
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  Shere

  Amusing, interesting, and insightful! A must read!
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  Emily Nelson

  One of my all-time favorite books. It's a lovely little coffee table book; short, sweet, and to the point. He has a lot of zinger-quotes; words I try to live by.
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  Carole Martell

  Timeless words to live by.
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  Christopher Brehm

  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I love sarcasm and Benjamin Franklin was a master.