Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1839 |
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... less perplexity . Sloth makes all things difficult , but industry all easy ; and He that riseth late must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while Laziness travels so slowly , that Poverty soon overtakes ...
... less perplexity . Sloth makes all things difficult , but industry all easy ; and He that riseth late must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while Laziness travels so slowly , that Poverty soon overtakes ...
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... less than they cost ; but , if you have no occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says : Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . And again , At a great penny ...
... less than they cost ; but , if you have no occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says : Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . And again , At a great penny ...
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... 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 naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II ...
... 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 naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II ...
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... less of me than another , who does me the like kindness against his inclination ? If I have two journeymen , one naturally indus- trious , the other idle , but both perform a day's work equally good , ought I to give the latter the most ...
... less of me than another , who does me the like kindness against his inclination ? If I have two journeymen , one naturally indus- trious , the other idle , but both perform a day's work equally good , ought I to give the latter the most ...
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... less valuable for being a natural pacer ? Nor , in my opinion , has any man less merit for having , in general , natural virtuous inclinations . The truth is , that temperance , justice , charity , & c . , are virtues , whether ...
... less valuable for being a natural pacer ? Nor , in my opinion , has any man less merit for having , in general , natural virtuous inclinations . The truth is , that temperance , justice , charity , & c . , are virtues , whether ...
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acquainted affairs America appear become body called Catania cause centrifugal force clouds cold conductors continue David Hartley dear friend degree descending earth earthquakes endeavour England equal esteem farther favour fire fluid force Francis Hopkinson FRANKLIN give Glaucon globe gout hand happiness heat Hence honour hope imagine industry kind letter king king's counsel labour land late leave less light live Lord Kames Marquis de Lafayette matter ment mind motion nation nature necessary never New-York obliged observed occasion opinion paper Parliament particles pass Passy perhaps person Philadelphia Philosophical pleasure Poor Richard says present punishment pyrites quantity reason received rising river salt seawater Socrates soon spiracles spout Star Chamber suppose surface things thought tion vapour virtue warm whirl whirlwind wind wish write