 | Benjamin Franklin - 1895 - 310 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...In fact, if you wish to instruct others, a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiinents may occasion opposition, and prevent a candid attention.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 250 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...disgust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was given to us, to wit, giving or receiving information... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 130 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...a positive, assuming manner, that seldom fails to di» gust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 280 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...a positive, assuming manner, that seldom fails to dis* gust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...disgust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was given to us, to wit, giving or receiving information... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...disgust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was given to us, to wit, giving or receiving information... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1901 - 296 Seiten
...the croif ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, \ ai to persuade, I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...good by a; positive assuming manner that seldom fails tp_ disgust^- tends to create opposition, and to defeatmost of those purposes for which speech was... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903 - 358 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish wellmeaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...In fact, if you wish to instruct others, a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may occasion opposition and prevent a candid attention.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 354 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, toplease or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...disgust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat everyone of those purposes for which speech was given to us, to wit, giving or receiving information... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 238 Seiten
...ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning, sensible men would not lessen their power of doing...disgust, tends to create opposition, and to defeat every one of those purposes for which speech was given to us, to wit, giving or receiving information... | |
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... believe, has been of great advantage to me when I have had occasion- to inculcate my opinions, and persuade men into measures that I have been from time to time... 
