The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters Official and Private Not Hitherto Published : with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 2Townsend Mac Coun, 1882 |
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... exchange have lived six hours the following night by candle - light ; and , the latter being a much more expensive light than the former , my love of econ- omy induced me to muster up what little arithmetic I was master of , and to make ...
... exchange have lived six hours the following night by candle - light ; and , the latter being a much more expensive light than the former , my love of econ- omy induced me to muster up what little arithmetic I was master of , and to make ...
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... their peculiar most suitable productions ; and likewise that different men have geniuses adapted to a variety of lifferent arts and manufactures ; therefore t commerce , or the exchange of one commodity or manu- POLITICAL ECONOMY . 263.
... their peculiar most suitable productions ; and likewise that different men have geniuses adapted to a variety of lifferent arts and manufactures ; therefore t commerce , or the exchange of one commodity or manu- POLITICAL ECONOMY . 263.
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... exchange of one commodity or manu- facture for another , is highly convenient and beneficial to mankind . As for instance , A may be skilful in the art of making cloth , and B understand the raising of corn . A wants corn , and B cloth ...
... exchange of one commodity or manu- facture for another , is highly convenient and beneficial to mankind . As for instance , A may be skilful in the art of making cloth , and B understand the raising of corn . A wants corn , and B cloth ...
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... exchange of labor for labor , the value of all things is , as I have said before , most justly measured by labor . Now sup- This is a clear and just view of the effects and utility of banks of deposit . But the application , which ...
... exchange of labor for labor , the value of all things is , as I have said before , most justly measured by labor . Now sup- This is a clear and just view of the effects and utility of banks of deposit . But the application , which ...
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... exchange . * Now , if it takes one fourth part of the time and labor of a country , to exchange or get their commodities exchanged ; then , in computing their value , that labor of exchanging must be added to the labor of manufacturing ...
... exchange . * Now , if it takes one fourth part of the time and labor of a country , to exchange or get their commodities exchanged ; then , in computing their value , that labor of exchanging must be added to the labor of manufacturing ...
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Seite 95 - 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 98 - 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 want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Seite 100 - 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 163 - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Seite 165 - Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Seite 100 - If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some...
Seite 93 - I have been, if I may say it without vanity an eminent author of almanacks annually now a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their applauses, and no other author has taken the least notice of me, so that did...
Seite 98 - You call them goods ; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but, if you have no occasion for them, they must be dear to you.
Seite 97 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
Seite 180 - I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle.