 ... the blessing of Heaven ; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. "And now, to conclude, 'Experience...  Essays and Letters - Page 83by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Wade - Church - 1824 - 258 pages
...learning without experience. Experience teaches fools, and he is a great one that will not learn by it. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. F. Fame is a magnifying glass. Faults of ignorance are excusable, only where the ignorance itself is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...prosperous. " And now, to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, b-at we cannot give conduct,' as poor Richard says. However, re member this, ' They that will not be... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...Experience keeps a dear fchool, but fools will learn in no other," as Poor Richard fays, and fcarce in that ; for it is true, " We may give advice, but...conduct." However, remember this, " They that will not be counfelled, cannot be helped i" and farther, that " If you will not hear Reafon, ihe will furely rap... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember, Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. " And now, to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct,' as poor Richard... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember, Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. " And now, to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct,' as poor Richard... | |
 | Isaac Wilson - 1829 - 392 pages
...much indifference as they do a dung cart ; and I sit cheerless and forlorn, writing this account " Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other." I am now a scholar regularly taught by the world, and shall no doubt be able in future to profit by... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...enjoy! In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar ait, 'Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Speetator. cccc. Experience keeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. However, they that... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...employ In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Speetator. cccc. Experience keeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. However, they that... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...comfort and help them. Rememher Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. ' And now to conclude, " Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other," as Poor Richard says, and scarcely in that ; for, it is true, " We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct :" However, rememher... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 pages
...he gathered his food with a little more labour indeed, but with health, contentment, and tafety. 5. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. That is dear bought pleasure which is bought with repentance. It is only by being moderate in our amusements... | |
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