 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...man of tolerable abilities, may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan; and cutting off all amusements...plan, his sole study and business. In 1732, I first published my Almanack under the name of Richard Sounders; it was continued by me about twenty-five... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1822 - 344 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan; and cutting off all amusements or other employments tha<| would divert his attention, makes the execution of that same plan his sole study and business."... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and cutting off all amusements and other employments that would divert his attention, makes the execution of that same plan, his whole study and business. 12 In 1732, I first published my almanac, under the name of Richard Sanders;... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan; and cutting off all amusements and other employments that would divert his attention, makes the execution of that same plan, his whole siudy and business. 12 In 1732, I first published my almanac, under the name of Richard Sanders;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...man of tolerable abilities, may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and cutting off all amusements...that would divert his attention, makes the execution ofthat same plan, his sole study and business. In 1732, 1 first published my Almanack unler the name... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1839 - 418 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and cutting off all amusements...execution of that same plan his sole study and business." Fontenelle was of the same opinion, for he remarks, that " a single great man is sufficient to accomplish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 668 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and, cutting off all amusements...plan his sole study and business. In 1732, I first published my Almanac, under the name of Richard Sounders ; it was continued by me about twenty-five... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and, cutting off all amusements...plan his sole study and business. In 1732, I first published my Almanac, under the name of Richard Sounders ; it was continued by me about twenty-five... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 462 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and cutting off all amusements,...execution of that same plan his sole study and business." Fontenelle was of the same opinion, for he remarks, that " a single great man is sufficient to accomplish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan ; and, cutting off all amusements...plan his sole study and business. In 1732, I first published my Almanac, under the name of Richard Saundcrs ; it was continued by me about twenty-five... | |
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I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and, cutting off all amusements or other employments that would divert his attention, makes the... 
