ever to become a practical part of life's equipment.

The wisdom of the _Almanac_ is the wisdom of practical experience, the
wisdom of those who have lived and worked, who have lost and won. It
does not deal with the finer phases of character, but with those
practical things which lead to a bread-and-butter success.

A boy who knows what _Poor Richard_ teaches and follows his precepts
will be a business success. If a parent can grind into the character of
his child these lessons of industry, simplicity, temperance and
frugality he will have left a legacy more valuable a thousand times than
the wealth he may have amassed, although that is reckoned by the
millions.

Because of the extreme condensation of the address by Father Abraham,
the following outlines have been made to enable a parent to find easily
what is wanted and to present it attractively. The selection is one of
those which children will not master by themselves, but one which the
parent can easily make interesting if he will follow the plans given
below.

Analysis

I. (Page 409.) Taxes are heavy, but we are taxed:
1. Twice as much by our _Idleness_.
2. Three times as much by our _Pride_.
3. Four times as much by our _Folly_.

II. _Idleness_ and _Industry_. (pages 409, 411.)
1. Time wasted in doing nothing (page 409), _sloth_.

(In this connection see fable, _Industry and Sloth_, Volume I, page 300.
Consult index in _this_ volume).

2. Time wasted in _sleep_ (page 410).
3. Time wasted in _wishing_ and _hoping_ (page 411).
4. Industry lost by putting off till tomorrow (page 412).
5. Steadiness in industry wins (page 412).

III. _Folly._ (pages 414-416).
1. Of trusting to others (page 414).
2. Of neglect of small matters (page 414).
3. Of extravagance and the sensibleness of frugality (page 414).
4. Of vice (page 415).
5. Of high living (page 415).
6. Of purchasing unnecessary things (page 415).
7. Of luxury (page 416).

IV. _Pride._ (page 417).
1. Of dress (page 417).
2. In table luxuries (page 417).
3. Of appearance (page 417).

V. _The Madness of Debt._ (pages 417-420).
1. Brings shame (page 417).
2. Causes lying (page 418).
3. Destroys virtue (page 418).
4. Brings slavery (page 419).
5. Prevents success (page 420).

VI. Ask for the _Blessing of Heaven_ (page 420).

VII. Accept _Counsel_. Do not wait for _Experience_.

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