The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 2C. Tappan, 1844 - United States |
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... sufficient to make a man great , glorious , and happy . He that is acquainted with Cato , as I am , cannot help thinking as I do now , and will acknowledge he deserves the name , without being honored by it . Cato is a man whom fortune ...
... sufficient to make a man great , glorious , and happy . He that is acquainted with Cato , as I am , cannot help thinking as I do now , and will acknowledge he deserves the name , without being honored by it . Cato is a man whom fortune ...
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... sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister view ; my chief ...
... sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister view ; my chief ...
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... sufficiently manifested my impartiality , when I said , in that very paragraph , that Cretico is not without virtue ; that there are many good things in him , and many good actions reported of him ; which must be allowed , in all reason ...
... sufficiently manifested my impartiality , when I said , in that very paragraph , that Cretico is not without virtue ; that there are many good things in him , and many good actions reported of him ; which must be allowed , in all reason ...
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... sufficient . I conclude , with all demonstrable respect , yours and Urania's votary , " TITAN PLEIADES . " * * Titan Pleiades was not the only man in the colonies , who had faith in the virtues of the Divining Rod . The following ...
... sufficient . I conclude , with all demonstrable respect , yours and Urania's votary , " TITAN PLEIADES . " * * Titan Pleiades was not the only man in the colonies , who had faith in the virtues of the Divining Rod . The following ...
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... sufficiently reward him for all his expense of time and labor . This odd humor of digging for money , through a belief that much has been hid by pirates formerly frequenting the river , has for several years been mighty prevalent among ...
... sufficiently reward him for all his expense of time and labor . This odd humor of digging for money , through a belief that much has been hid by pirates formerly frequenting the river , has for several years been mighty prevalent among ...
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Page 438 - Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors; they were totally good for nothing.
Page 93 - If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough.
Page 96 - ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost"; being overtaken and slain by the enemy all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Page 100 - The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor to the creditor,' disdain the chain, preserve your freedom, and maintain your independency : be industrious and free ; be frugal and free. At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances, and that you can bear a little extravagance without injury ; but ' For age and want save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day/ as poor Richard says.
Page 163 - Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 161 - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Page 100 - ... the blessing of heaven; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. 'And now, to conclude, " experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other...
Page 96 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
Page 90 - Pennsylvania, as it discouraged useless expense in foreign superfluities, some thought it had its share of influence in producing that growing plenty of money, which was observable for several years after its publication. I considered my newspaper, also, as another means of communicating instruction, and in that view frequently reprinted in it extracts from the Spectator, and other moral writers ; and sometimes published little pieces of my own, which had been first composed for reading in our Junto.
Page 98 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, 'Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.