Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 2Harper & brothers, 1842 |
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... body , though so far necessary that we cannot be perfectly happy without it , is not sufficient to make us happy of itself . Happiness springs immedi- ately from the mind ; health is but to be consider- ed as a condition or circumstance ...
... body , though so far necessary that we cannot be perfectly happy without it , is not sufficient to make us happy of itself . Happiness springs immedi- ately from the mind ; health is but to be consider- ed as a condition or circumstance ...
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... body . If our desires are to the things of this world , they are never to be satisfied . If our great view is upon those of the next , the expectation of them is an in- finitely higher satisfaction than the enjoyment of those of the ...
... body . If our desires are to the things of this world , they are never to be satisfied . If our great view is upon those of the next , the expectation of them is an in- finitely higher satisfaction than the enjoyment of those of the ...
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... body . Thus he had made a shift to wear off ten years since the paternal estate fell into his hands ; and yet , accord- ing to the abuse of words in our day , he was called a man of virtue , because he was scarce ever known to be quite ...
... body . Thus he had made a shift to wear off ten years since the paternal estate fell into his hands ; and yet , accord- ing to the abuse of words in our day , he was called a man of virtue , because he was scarce ever known to be quite ...
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... body of mine , this wretched strainer of meat and drink . " And what have I done all this time for God or man ? What a vast profusion of good things upon a useless life and a worthless liver ! There is not the meanest creature among all ...
... body of mine , this wretched strainer of meat and drink . " And what have I done all this time for God or man ? What a vast profusion of good things upon a useless life and a worthless liver ! There is not the meanest creature among all ...
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... body lightsome , the temper cheerful , and all the animal functions performed agreeably . Sleep , when it follows ... bodies do not putrefy if 32 WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN .
... body lightsome , the temper cheerful , and all the animal functions performed agreeably . Sleep , when it follows ... bodies do not putrefy if 32 WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN .
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