 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...Secretary Peters as * In a letter from France, May 1784, Franklin remarks, on revisiting Boston: " I long much to see again my native place, and to lay my bones there. I left it in 1723; I visited it in 1733, 1743, 1753, and 1763. In 1773 I was in England; in 1775 I had a sight of... | |
 | 1866 - 636 Seiten
...Advice, thus beat into my Head, has frequently been of Ufe to me ; and I often think of it, when I fee Pride mortified, and Misfortunes brought upon People by their carrying their Heads too high." This Moral, fo effentially good in itfelf, does not need the high Recommendation of a Franklin, though... | |
 | 1866 - 358 Seiten
...Advice, thus beat into my Head, has frequently been of Ufe to me ; and I often think of it, when I fee Pride mortified, and Misfortunes brought upon People by their carrying their Heads too high." This Moral, fo eflentially good in itfelf, does not need the high Recommendation of a Franklin, though... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1867 - 748 Seiten
...Dr. Samuel Mather, on the twelfth of May, 1784, from which I have already quoted, where he says, " I long much to see again my native place, and to lay my bones there. I left it in 1723 ; I visited it in 1733, 1743, 1753, and 1763. In 1773 I was in England ; in 1775 I had a sight... | |
 | 1872 - 604 Seiten
...you. Stoop as you go through it, and you wifl miss many hard thumps.' This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me ; and I often...mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by carrying their heads too high." 455. Generous Youth. — In the reign of Trajan, one Lucius Valerius,... | |
 | E S. P - 1872 - 594 Seiten
...will miss many hard thumps.' This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to mo ; and I often think of it when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by carrying their heads too high." 455. Generons Youth. — In the reign of Trajan, one Lucins Valerins,... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1873 - 516 Seiten
...you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.' This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often...upon people by their carrying their heads too high." Franklin's philosophy of life has its resemblance, always with a difference, to that of Sir Pertinax,... | |
 | Alexander Murdock Gow - 1873 - 266 Seiten
...you. STOOP as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps." This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me ; and I often...pride mortified and misfortunes brought upon people by carrying their heads too high." False pride. — When Ben Franklin was a young man, n«» false pride,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 Seiten
...; STOOP as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.''' This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me ; and I often...native place, and to lay my bones there. I left it in 1723 ; I visited it in 1733, 1743, 1753, and 1763. In 1773 I was in England; in 1775 I had a sight... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 556 Seiten
...you ; STOOP as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps." This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often...again my native place, and to lay my bones there. Heft it in 1723 ; I visited it in 1733, 1743, 1753, and 1763. In 1773 I was in England; in 1775 I had... | |
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This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high. 
