The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself Together with Humourous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator : Among which are Several Not in Any American Edition |
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... desire . My mother was likewise possessed of an excellent constitution . She suckled all her ten children , and I never heard either her or my father complain of any other disorder than that of which they died : my father at the age of ...
... desire . My mother was likewise possessed of an excellent constitution . She suckled all her ten children , and I never heard either her or my father complain of any other disorder than that of which they died : my father at the age of ...
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... desire of being informed , and of benefiting by the knowledge of others , you express yourselves as being strongly attached to your own opinions , modest and sen- sible men , who do not love disputation , will leave you in tranquil ...
... desire of being informed , and of benefiting by the knowledge of others , you express yourselves as being strongly attached to your own opinions , modest and sen- sible men , who do not love disputation , will leave you in tranquil ...
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... desire of going thither ; and while I waited my father's determination , he set off before me , by land , for Rhode - Island , leaving his books , which formed a handsome collection in mathe- matics and natural philosophy , to be ...
... desire of going thither ; and while I waited my father's determination , he set off before me , by land , for Rhode - Island , leaving his books , which formed a handsome collection in mathe- matics and natural philosophy , to be ...
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... desire of truth ; the pleasure of disputing , and the vanity of triumph having no share in the business ; and in order to prevent undue warmth , every expression which im- plied obstinate adherence to an opinion and all direct ...
... desire of truth ; the pleasure of disputing , and the vanity of triumph having no share in the business ; and in order to prevent undue warmth , every expression which im- plied obstinate adherence to an opinion and all direct ...
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... desire of ascertaining the truth of his theory of thunder - gusts . Buffon erected his ap paratus on the tower of Montbar . M. D'Alibard at Mary - la - ville , and De Lor at his house in the Estra- pade at Paris , some of the highest ...
... desire of ascertaining the truth of his theory of thunder - gusts . Buffon erected his ap paratus on the tower of Montbar . M. D'Alibard at Mary - la - ville , and De Lor at his house in the Estra- pade at Paris , some of the highest ...
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Page 217 - But you who are wise must know, that different nations have different conceptions of things ; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours.
Page 217 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.
Page 217 - ... in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted, by the armed force...
Page 243 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution; for, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Page 244 - ... their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel ; and that our States are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for...
Page 222 - And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Page 163 - Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Page 164 - Remember this. saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use.
Page 164 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day; demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.
Page 285 - They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard ; to be an Old England-man, was, of itself, a character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us.