The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin FranklinJ. West, 1811 - 182 Seiten |
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... eral serious and important reflections . I consid- ered that if I had not been awakened so early in the morning , I should have slept six hours long- er by the light of the sun , and in exchange have lived six hours the following night ...
... eral serious and important reflections . I consid- ered that if I had not been awakened so early in the morning , I should have slept six hours long- er by the light of the sun , and in exchange have lived six hours the following night ...
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... eral very good , and pork excellent . It may happen that some of the provisions and stores which I have recommended may become- almost useless , by the care which the captain has taken to lay in a proper stock ; but in such a case you ...
... eral very good , and pork excellent . It may happen that some of the provisions and stores which I have recommended may become- almost useless , by the care which the captain has taken to lay in a proper stock ; but in such a case you ...
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... eral constitution in a certain public assembly said that " the repugnance of a great part of mankind to good government was such , that he believed , that if an angel from heaven was to bring down a constitution formed there for our use ...
... eral constitution in a certain public assembly said that " the repugnance of a great part of mankind to good government was such , that he believed , that if an angel from heaven was to bring down a constitution formed there for our use ...
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... eral one which would probably be augmented from time to time , if he were suffered to go on promulgating new laws on pretence of new oc- casional revelations of the divine will , till their whole fortunes were devoured by that aristo ...
... eral one which would probably be augmented from time to time , if he were suffered to go on promulgating new laws on pretence of new oc- casional revelations of the divine will , till their whole fortunes were devoured by that aristo ...
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... eral oblivion , for all offences , crimes and mis- demeanors , of what kind soever , committed from the beginning of the year 1681 , until the day of the date of my first paper , and promise only to concern myself with such as have been ...
... eral oblivion , for all offences , crimes and mis- demeanors , of what kind soever , committed from the beginning of the year 1681 , until the day of the date of my first paper , and promise only to concern myself with such as have been ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Seite 32 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit, are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, -when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day : demands it before he can receive it in a lump.
Seite 10 - I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the 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.
Seite 33 - 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 10 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and they laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
Seite 17 - the opinion of learned philosophers of our race who lived and flourished long before my time that this vast world, the Moulin Joly, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours ; and I think there was some foundation for that opinion, since by the apparent motion of the great luminary that gives life to all nature, and which in my time has evidently declined considerably...
Seite 32 - He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use. After industry and frugality, nothing contributes more to the raising of a young man in the world than punctuality and justice in all his dealings ; therefore, never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever.
Seite 31 - Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Seite 11 - I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle.
Seite 17 - I listened through curiosity to the discourse of these little creatures ; but as they, in their national vivacity, spoke three or four together, I could make but little of their conversation. I found, however, by some broken expressions that I heard now...
Seite 20 - Circumspection, which surveys the whole chess-board, or scene of action ; the relations of the several pieces and situations, the dangers they are respectively exposed to, the several possibilities of their aiding each other, the probabilities that the adversary may...