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Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted. — Benjamin Franklin

Almanac

Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.

Benjamin Franklin
1734
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Topic
Greed
Medium
Almanac
Time
1734Colonial America
Person
Benjamin Franklin
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Current citation
Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1734." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.
Original citation
Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1734.

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