Poor Richard's Almanack

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It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

— Benjamin Franklin

A crumpled burlap sack sits on worn wooden floorboards beneath a warm shaft of light. — Original artwork

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Benjamin Franklin

Painterly empty hammock between two potted palms on a sunlit terrace overlooking blue water. — Original artwork

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Benjamin Franklin

A rooster weather vane stands on a tall wooden post above a misty field at peach-and-lavender dawn. — Original artwork

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Benjamin Franklin