The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His AutobiographyPhillips, Sampson, 1855 - 488 páginas |
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... less vehemently and does not vaunt at all . " We shall give a brief summary of the events related in the Autobiography , and then take up the thread of Frank- lin's history where he drops it . Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston ...
... less vehemently and does not vaunt at all . " We shall give a brief summary of the events related in the Autobiography , and then take up the thread of Frank- lin's history where he drops it . Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston ...
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... less likely to be affected by rain than paper . To the upright stick of the frame he attached an iron point . The string was , as usual , of hemp , except the lower end , which was of silk ; and where the hempen and silken cords were ...
... less likely to be affected by rain than paper . To the upright stick of the frame he attached an iron point . The string was , as usual , of hemp , except the lower end , which was of silk ; and where the hempen and silken cords were ...
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... less man than ever , for I had by this transaction made myself many enemies among the populace ; and the Governor ( with whose family our public disputes had long placed me in an unfriendly light , and the services I had lately ren ...
... less man than ever , for I had by this transaction made myself many enemies among the populace ; and the Governor ( with whose family our public disputes had long placed me in an unfriendly light , and the services I had lately ren ...
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... less . " " I do not know a single article , " he subsequently affirmed , " imported into the northern Colonies , that they cannot either do without or make themselves . " In less than three weeks after Franklin's examination , a motion ...
... less . " " I do not know a single article , " he subsequently affirmed , " imported into the northern Colonies , that they cannot either do without or make themselves . " In less than three weeks after Franklin's examination , a motion ...
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... less time than is generally conceived , be able to shake off any shackles that may be imposed upon her , and perhaps place them on the imposers . " V. THE act of Parliament for quartering troops in the SHAPES PUBLIC OPINION . 45.
... less time than is generally conceived , be able to shake off any shackles that may be imposed upon her , and perhaps place them on the imposers . " V. THE act of Parliament for quartering troops in the SHAPES PUBLIC OPINION . 45.
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 361 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Página 129 - It was the third. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it.
Página 194 - I therefore filled all the little spaces that occurr'd between the remarkable days in the calendar with proverbial sentences, chiefly such as inculcated industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth, and thereby securing virtue; it being more difficult for a man in want, to act always honestly, as, to use here one of those proverbs, it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.
Página 213 - That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
Página 361 - 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.
Página 139 - I went for a draught of the river water; and, being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther. Thus...
Página 139 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Página 356 - But with our Industry, we must likewise be steady, settled and careful, and oversee our own Affairs with our own Eyes, and not trust too much to others; for, as Poor Richard says I never saw an oft-removed Tree, Nor yet an oft-removed Family, That throve so well as those that settled be.
Página 111 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Página 469 - 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.