The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
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The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.

— Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
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