Maximes vs Way to wealth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Maxims, Aphorisms and apothegms, Early works to 1800
Maximes
"The translation of this bilingual edition of La Rochefoucauld's Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales (long known in English simply as the Maxims) is the first to appear in forty years. It is completely new and…
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Way to wealth
This is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanac during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by Father…
The verdict
- Readers rate Way to wealth highest: Way to wealth 4.4 · Maximes 3.8.
- Way to wealth is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Maximes.
- Way to wealth has the widest readership — 258 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Maximes | Way to wealth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.8 (4) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (258) |
Reception
| Maximes | Way to wealth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 258 |
| Editions | 75 | 87 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 8 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4244 | — |
| Pages | 158 | 28 |