Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1839 |
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... him , he proceeded as follows : 66 ' Friends , " said he , " the taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay , we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others , 1 *
... him , he proceeded as follows : 66 ' Friends , " said he , " the taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay , we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others , 1 *
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... follow you . The diligent spinner has a large shift ; and now I have a sheep and a cow , everybody bids me good - morrow . " II . But with our industry we must likewise be steady , settled , and careful , and oversee our own affairs ...
... follow you . The diligent spinner has a large shift ; and now I have a sheep and a cow , everybody bids me good - morrow . " II . But with our industry we must likewise be steady , settled , and careful , and oversee our own affairs ...
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... follow it . And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich , as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox . Vessels large may venture more , But little boats should keep near shore . It is , however , a folly soon punished ...
... follow it . And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich , as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox . Vessels large may venture more , But little boats should keep near shore . It is , however , a folly soon punished ...
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... follow from thence that , in our endeavours to overcome vice , we grow continually less and less virtuous , till at length we have no virtue at all ? If self - denial be the essence of virtue , then it follows that the man who is ...
... follow from thence that , in our endeavours to overcome vice , we grow continually less and less virtuous , till at length we have no virtue at all ? If self - denial be the essence of virtue , then it follows that the man who is ...
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... follow that they deserve the most money ? If you were to employ servants in affairs of trust , would you not bid more for one you knew was nat- urally honest than for one naturally roguish , but who has lately acted honestly ? For ...
... follow that they deserve the most money ? If you were to employ servants in affairs of trust , would you not bid more for one you knew was nat- urally honest than for one naturally roguish , but who has lately acted honestly ? For ...
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