The Life of Benjamin FranklinD. Lothrop & Company, 1876 - 398 Seiten |
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... Things.- Letter to his Sister . - Letter to a Friend . - Relief from Public Business . - Meeting of Societies at his House.- His Domestic Life.- Remedy for Deafness.- Abolition of Slavery .- " Plan for Improving the Condition of the ...
... Things.- Letter to his Sister . - Letter to a Friend . - Relief from Public Business . - Meeting of Societies at his House.- His Domestic Life.- Remedy for Deafness.- Abolition of Slavery .- " Plan for Improving the Condition of the ...
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... thing of the kind , so that I was brought up in such perfect inattention to those matters , as to be quite indifferent what kind of food was set before me , and so unobservant of it , that to this day if I am asked I can scarcely tell ...
... thing of the kind , so that I was brought up in such perfect inattention to those matters , as to be quite indifferent what kind of food was set before me , and so unobservant of it , that to this day if I am asked I can scarcely tell ...
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... things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with ... thing , I said to myself , ' Don't give too much for the whistle ; ' so I saved my money . " " As I grew up , came ...
... things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with ... thing , I said to myself , ' Don't give too much for the whistle ; ' so I saved my money . " " As I grew up , came ...
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... by my watch , without sinking or turning ! A thing I never did before , and should hardly have thought possible . Water is the easiest bed that can be . " CHAPTER III . His Brother John . — Dislikes his LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN . 27.
... by my watch , without sinking or turning ! A thing I never did before , and should hardly have thought possible . Water is the easiest bed that can be . " CHAPTER III . His Brother John . — Dislikes his LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN . 27.
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... thing is to be noted ; Franklin , boy that he was , knew how to read . He read good books , and read them carefully , so as to make them his own possession . They instructed him and stimulated him . 66 " This bookish inclination , " he ...
... thing is to be noted ; Franklin , boy that he was , knew how to read . He read good books , and read them carefully , so as to make them his own possession . They instructed him and stimulated him . 66 " This bookish inclination , " he ...
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acquaintance adds adelphia affairs affectionate afterwards agreeable America appointed Assembly Bache Benjamin boat Boston brother called China bowl colonies Congress Cotton Mather daugh daughter David Hartley dear child England father favor France Frank Fredericktown French friends frugality gave give Governor hand happy honor hope Indians John Adams Keimer kind lady learned leave letter live London Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Madeira Wine Mecom ment mind months never night opinion paper Parliament perhaps persons Philadelphia philosopher pleased pleasure Poor Richard says pounds present printed printer printing-house proposed province received replied sail says Franklin sent ship sister soon Stamp Act street tell things Thomas Brand Hollis thought tion told took town wife William Temple Franklin wish writing wrote young
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Seite 385 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Seite 118 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Seite 133 - 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 133 - Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep? forgetting, that the sleeping fox catches no poultry...
Seite 150 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften and concluded to give the copper.
Seite 135 - 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...
Seite 136 - Six Months Credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready Money, and hope now to be fine without it. But, ah, think what you do when you run in Debt; You give to another Power over your Liberty. If you cannot pay at the Time, you will be ashamed to see your Creditor; you will be in Fear when you speak to him; you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and sink into base downright lying; for, as Poor Richard...
Seite 329 - MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce. And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people...
Seite 133 - Sloth makes all things difficult, but 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 him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee; and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,
Seite 135 - 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.' And again, ' The eye of the 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...