Life of Benjamin FranklinDerby, 1846 - 224 oldal |
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13. oldal
... proposal was to erect a wharf that should afford us firm footing ; and I point- ed out to my companions a large heap of stones , in- tended for the building of a new house near the marsh , and which were well adapted for our purpose ...
... proposal was to erect a wharf that should afford us firm footing ; and I point- ed out to my companions a large heap of stones , in- tended for the building of a new house near the marsh , and which were well adapted for our purpose ...
19. oldal
... proposed as things forgot . And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less propriety ...
... proposed as things forgot . And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less propriety ...
21. oldal
... proposed to evade the order , by changing the title of the paper : but my brother fore seeing inconveniences that would result from this step , thought it better that it should in future be printed ir the name of Benjamin Franklin ; and ...
... proposed to evade the order , by changing the title of the paper : but my brother fore seeing inconveniences that would result from this step , thought it better that it should in future be printed ir the name of Benjamin Franklin ; and ...
29. oldal
... proposed . I had a brother- in - law , of the name of Robert Holmes , master of a trading sloop from Boston to Delaware . Being at Newcastle , forty miles below Philadelphia , he heard of me , and wrote to inform me of the chagrin which ...
... proposed . I had a brother- in - law , of the name of Robert Holmes , master of a trading sloop from Boston to Delaware . Being at Newcastle , forty miles below Philadelphia , he heard of me , and wrote to inform me of the chagrin which ...
30. oldal
... proposed to me to establish a printing house . He set forth the probabilities of success , and himself and Colonel French assured me that I should have their protection and influence in obtaining the printing of the public papers of ...
... proposed to me to establish a printing house . He set forth the probabilities of success , and himself and Colonel French assured me that I should have their protection and influence in obtaining the printing of the public papers of ...
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191. oldal - 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...
174. oldal - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.
190. oldal - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
195. oldal - This Doctrine, my Friends, is Reason and Wisdom; but after all, do not depend too much upon your own Industry, and Frugality, and Prudence, though excellent Things, for they may all be blasted without 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.
189. oldal - Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough: Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy...
193. oldal - Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. And after all, of what Use is this Pride of Appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote Health, or ease Pain; it makes no Increase of Merit in the Person, it creates Envy, it hastens Misfortune.
127. oldal - 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.
189. oldal - Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting, that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
191. oldal - And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee; and again, If you would have your Business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the Plough would thrive. Himself must either hold or drive.
191. oldal - 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 want of care about a horseshoe nail.