Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 2Harper & brothers, 1842 |
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... esteem than blame , whether they are more admired than contemned . Think , on the contrary , with how much more hon- our a man is regarded who understands perfectly what he says and what he does , and then you will confess that renown ...
... esteem than blame , whether they are more admired than contemned . Think , on the contrary , with how much more hon- our a man is regarded who understands perfectly what he says and what he does , and then you will confess that renown ...
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... esteem ; and self - denial is nei- ther good nor bad but as it is applied . He that de- nies a vicious inclination , is virtuous in proportion to his resolution ; but the most perfect virtue is above all temptation ; such as the virtue ...
... esteem ; and self - denial is nei- ther good nor bad but as it is applied . He that de- nies a vicious inclination , is virtuous in proportion to his resolution ; but the most perfect virtue is above all temptation ; such as the virtue ...
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... esteem- ed and honoured as this of the mathematics , nor with so much industry and vigilance become the care of great men , and laboured in by the poten- tates of the world , namely , emperors , kings , prin- ces , & c . Mathematical ...
... esteem- ed and honoured as this of the mathematics , nor with so much industry and vigilance become the care of great men , and laboured in by the poten- tates of the world , namely , emperors , kings , prin- ces , & c . Mathematical ...
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... esteem of his fellow - citizens , and the joys of benevolent friendship , for the sake of accumulating wealth , Poor man , said I , you pay too much for your whistle . When I met with a man of pleasure , sacrificing every laudable ...
... esteem of his fellow - citizens , and the joys of benevolent friendship , for the sake of accumulating wealth , Poor man , said I , you pay too much for your whistle . When I met with a man of pleasure , sacrificing every laudable ...
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... esteem slavish and base ; and the learning on which we value ourselves , they regard as frivolous and useless . An instance of this oc- curred at the treaty of Lancaster , in Pennsylvania , anno 1744 , between the government of Virginia ...
... esteem slavish and base ; and the learning on which we value ourselves , they regard as frivolous and useless . An instance of this oc- curred at the treaty of Lancaster , in Pennsylvania , anno 1744 , between the government of Virginia ...
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