The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life, Written by HimselfJ. & B. Williams, 1839 - 224 Seiten |
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... wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change some trivial incidents and events for others more favourable . Were this , however , denied me , still would I not de- cline the offer . But since a repetition of life cannot take ...
... wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change some trivial incidents and events for others more favourable . Were this , however , denied me , still would I not de- cline the offer . But since a repetition of life cannot take ...
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... wish that intelligent and well meaning men would not them- selves diminish the power they possess of being useful , by a positive and presumptuous manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and ...
... wish that intelligent and well meaning men would not them- selves diminish the power they possess of being useful , by a positive and presumptuous manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and ...
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... wish , there- fore , you would take the verses , and produce them as your own . I will pretend not to have had leisure to write any thing . We shall then see in what manner he will speak of them . I agreed to this little artifice and ...
... wish , there- fore , you would take the verses , and produce them as your own . I will pretend not to have had leisure to write any thing . We shall then see in what manner he will speak of them . I agreed to this little artifice and ...
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... wish to have nothing to do either with him or his letters . " He instantly put the letter into my hand , turned upon his heel , and left me to serve some customers . I was astonished at finding these letters were not from the Governor ...
... wish to have nothing to do either with him or his letters . " He instantly put the letter into my hand , turned upon his heel , and left me to serve some customers . I was astonished at finding these letters were not from the Governor ...
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... wish to put him to no farther inconvenience . see that I am not at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in me to come here , at thirty years of age , and bind myself apprentice to a new trade ...
... wish to put him to no farther inconvenience . see that I am not at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in me to come here , at thirty years of age , and bind myself apprentice to a new trade ...
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Seite 191 - ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost;" being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for the want of a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Seite 189 - and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us;...
Seite 193 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Seite 217 - For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?
Seite 127 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Seite 191 - And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. And again, The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands; and again, Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge; and again, Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open. Trusting too much to others...
Seite 189 - If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
Seite 147 - What? Touch-paper to be sure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the same class you'll find; They are the mere waste-paper of mankind.
Seite 189 - 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 him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee, and Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, as Poor Richard says.
Seite 202 - Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature.