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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... whole country a sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister ...
... whole country a sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister ...
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... wealthy . But how absurd is it to neglec a certain profit for such a ridiculous whimsey ; to spend whole days at the George , in company with an idle pretender to astrology , contriving schemes to discover what was 44 FRANKLIN'S WRITINGS .
... wealthy . But how absurd is it to neglec a certain profit for such a ridiculous whimsey ; to spend whole days at the George , in company with an idle pretender to astrology , contriving schemes to discover what was 44 FRANKLIN'S WRITINGS .
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... whole of his ex- istence ; and so pursues pleasure as not to give for it more than it is worth . Hor . That depends all upon opinion . Who shall judge what the pleasure is worth ? Suppose a pleasing form of the fair kind strikes me so ...
... whole of his ex- istence ; and so pursues pleasure as not to give for it more than it is worth . Hor . That depends all upon opinion . Who shall judge what the pleasure is worth ? Suppose a pleasing form of the fair kind strikes me so ...
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... whole is taken from Xenophon's Memorable Things of Socrates , Book Third . 66 " A certain man , whose name was Glaucon , the son of Ariston , had so fixed it in his mind to govern the republic , that he frequently presented himself ...
... whole is taken from Xenophon's Memorable Things of Socrates , Book Third . 66 " A certain man , whose name was Glaucon , the son of Ariston , had so fixed it in his mind to govern the republic , that he frequently presented himself ...
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... whole year ; to the end you may not be surprised with a scarcity of bread , but may give timely orders for the necessary provisions . ' " There is a deal to do , ' said Glaucon , if we must take care of all these things . ' " There is ...
... whole year ; to the end you may not be surprised with a scarcity of bread , but may give timely orders for the necessary provisions . ' " There is a deal to do , ' said Glaucon , if we must take care of all these things . ' " There is ...
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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.