 | Gail Godwin - 1983 - 250 Seiten
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 | James S. Hewett - 1988 - 516 Seiten
...it was worth; put me in mind of what good things 1 might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with...me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 210 6. PREPARING FoR A NEW Y0CATI0N A man became disenchanted with the city life... | |
 | James E. Person - 1994 - 584 Seiten
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 | Lindley Murray - 1996 - 876 Seiten
...much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might havp bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation. My reflections on the subject gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This little... | |
 | Suzanne Jones - 2003 - 548 Seiten
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 | Walter Isaacson - 2004 - 628 Seiten
...ridicule him, saying he had paid four times what it was worth. "I cried with vexation," Franklin recalled, "and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure." Frugality became for him not only a virtue but also a pleasure. "Industry and frugality," he wrote... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 446 Seiten
...hought with the rest of the Money, and laught at me so much for my Folly that I ery'd with Vesation; and the Reflection gave me more Chagrin than the Whistle...however was afterwards of use to me, the Impression coutinuing on my Mind; so that often when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to mv... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 Seiten
...as it was worth, put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with...than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterward of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind, so that often when I was tempted to buy... | |
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... 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... 
