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Jan 1: FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Franklin's Advice for the New Year

"Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without
fail what you resolve"—was one of the rules for success
framed by America's first "self-made" man.

Read from FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY ..........     Vol. I, pp. 79-85

Jan 2: MILTON'S POEMS

School-Day Poems of John Milton

At the age of sixteen, Milton first appeared before the public
eye as a promising young poet. These early verses, written while
he was a boy in school, indicate his brilliant future.

Read: MILTON'S POEMS ............................    Vol. 4, pp. 7-18

Jan 3: Cicero ON FRIENDSHIP

Cicero on Friendship

"Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship"—
such is the high value put upon this great human relationship
by the most famous orator of Rome.

Read from Cicero ON FRIENDSHIP ...............  Vol. 9, pp. 16-26