 | Stephen Miller - 2006 - 380 Seiten
...says his father "liked to have [at his table], as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some...might tend to improve the minds of his children." Franklin, who founded the first American circulating library, also says that reading makes one a better... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 152 Seiten
...contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some...improve the minds of his children. By this means he tamed our attention to what was good, just, and prudent in the conduct of life; and little or no notice... | |
 | 1903 - 1300 Seiten
...how his father "at his table liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some...was good, just, and prudent in the conduct of life." This insight into his childhood shows how early in life his mind was impressed with the paramount importance... | |
 | William Swinton - 1896 - 684 Seiten
...contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some...means he turned our attention to what was good, just, 5o and prudent in the conduct of life ; and little or no notice was ever taken of what related to the... | |
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At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbour to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he... 
