American advice on the choice of a mistress.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), was of course one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, though he is perhaps best known today as the man without whose portrait no hundred dollar bill would be complete.
A key figure in the American Revolution against the British, Franklin was an accomplished diplomat, widely admired among the French as the first American minister to Paris, where his efforts to secure shipments of crucial munitions proved vital for the war effort.
Franklin participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, invented the lightning rod and, in 1968, was belatedly inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for his many contributions to that sport.
Through his writings, he was responsible for a great deal of what still passes for popular wisdom in the US: “A penny saved is a penny earned,” “Half the truth is often a great lie,” “For age and want, save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day,” “God help them that help themselves,” “Necessity never made a good bargain” and so on.
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American advice on the choice of a mistress.
