Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 2Harper & brothers, 1842 |
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... less perplexity . Sloth makes all things difficult , bul industry all easy ; and He that riseth late must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while Laziness travels so slowly , that Poverty soon overtakes ...
... less perplexity . Sloth makes all things difficult , bul industry all easy ; and He that riseth late must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while Laziness travels so slowly , that Poverty soon overtakes ...
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... less than they cost ; but , if you have no occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says : Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . And again , At a great penny ...
... less than they cost ; but , if you have no occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says : Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . And again , At a great penny ...
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... less and less virtuous , till at length we have no virtue at all ? If self - denial be the essence of virtue , then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II ...
... less and less virtuous , till at length we have no virtue at all ? If self - denial be the essence of virtue , then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II ...
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... less of me than another , who does me the like kindness against his inclination ? If I have two journeymen , one naturally indus- trious , the other idle , but both perform a day's work equally good , ought I to give the latter the most ...
... less of me than another , who does me the like kindness against his inclination ? If I have two journeymen , one naturally indus- trious , the other idle , but both perform a day's work equally good , ought I to give the latter the most ...
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... less valuable for being a natural pacer ? Nor , in my opinion , has any man less merit for having , in general , natural virtuous inclinations . The truth is , that temperance , justice , charity , & c . , are virtues , whether ...
... less valuable for being a natural pacer ? Nor , in my opinion , has any man less merit for having , in general , natural virtuous inclinations . The truth is , that temperance , justice , charity , & c . , are virtues , whether ...
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