The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life, Written by Himself |
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... thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this point , and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I committed my thoughts to ...
... thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this point , and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I committed my thoughts to ...
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... thought I should by that time have acquired , had I continued to make verses . The continual need of words of the same meaning , but of different lengths for the measure , or of different sounds for the rhyme , would have obliged me to ...
... thought I should by that time have acquired , had I continued to make verses . The continual need of words of the same meaning , but of different lengths for the measure , or of different sounds for the rhyme , would have obliged me to ...
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... thought himself entitled to the same services from me as from any other person . On the contrary , I conceived that , in many instances , he was too rigor ous , and that , on the part of a brother , I had a right to expect greater ...
... thought himself entitled to the same services from me as from any other person . On the contrary , I conceived that , in many instances , he was too rigor ous , and that , on the part of a brother , I had a right to expect greater ...
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... thought with reason , that I made a very sin- gular and grotesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Chesnut Street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round , I found myself again on Market Street ...
... thought with reason , that I made a very sin- gular and grotesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Chesnut Street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round , I found myself again on Market Street ...
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... thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Read , a more respectable appearance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eating my roll , and wandering in the streets . From this period I began to contract acquaintance with such young ...
... thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Read , a more respectable appearance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eating my roll , and wandering in the streets . From this period I began to contract acquaintance with such young ...
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Page 191 - ... 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 the want of a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Page 189 - and neighbors, 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, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us;...
Page 193 - 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, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 217 - For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?
Page 127 - 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.
Page 191 - And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. And again, The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands; and again, Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge; and again, Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open. Trusting too much to others...
Page 189 - 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 147 - What? Touch-paper to be sure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the same class you'll find; They are the mere waste-paper of mankind.
Page 189 - 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 him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee, and Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, as Poor Richard says.
Page 202 - Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature.