The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 2Hillard, Gray,, 1836 |
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Página 43
... frugality are neg- lected or forgotten . There seems to be some peculiar charm in the conceit of finding money ; and if the sands of Schuylkill were so much mixed with small grains of gold , that a man might in a day's time , with care ...
... frugality are neg- lected or forgotten . There seems to be some peculiar charm in the conceit of finding money ; and if the sands of Schuylkill were so much mixed with small grains of gold , that a man might in a day's time , with care ...
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... frugality , nothing contributes more to the raising of a young man in the world than punc- tuality and justice in all his dealings ; therefore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised , lest a disappointment shut ...
... frugality , nothing contributes more to the raising of a young man in the world than punc- tuality and justice in all his dealings ; therefore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised , lest a disappointment shut ...
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... frugality ; that is , waste neither time nor money , but make the best use of both . Without industry and frugality nothing will do , and with them every thing . He that gets all he can hon- estly , and saves all he gets ( necessary ...
... frugality ; that is , waste neither time nor money , but make the best use of both . Without industry and frugality nothing will do , and with them every thing . He that gets all he can hon- estly , and saves all he gets ( necessary ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... frugality , if we would make our industry more certainly successful . A man may , if he knows not how to save as he gets , keep his nose all his life to the grindstone , and die not worth a groat at last . kitchen makes a lean will ...
... frugality , if we would make our industry more certainly successful . A man may , if he knows not how to save as he gets , keep his nose all his life to the grindstone , and die not worth a groat at last . kitchen makes a lean will ...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 2 Benjamin Franklin,Jared Sparks Visualização integral - 1882 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Abbé Morellet Adam Smith advantage America appears Auteuil better bills Britain called coin colonies commerce common consequently corn currency debts employed endeavour England English school Europe exchange expense exportation favor foreign Franklin friends frugality Gentius gentleman give Glaucon gold and silver GOUT happiness hundred increase industry inhabitants judges kind king king's counsel Kinnersley labor land language Latin learned legal tender less libel liberty live mankind manner manufactures marriages master means ment merchants mind Montrésor nation nature necessary neighbours never obliged observed occasion opinion paid paper money PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE perhaps person Philocles pleasure plenty Poor Richard says POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC pounds present procure produce profit province quantity reason render scholars shillings Socrates souris subsistence thee things thou thought tion trade trustees virtue wages writing
Passagens conhecidas
Página 5 - Thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these Thy lowest works : yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels ! for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night, Circle his throne rejoicing : ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.
Página 98 - ... 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 a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Página 167 - Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Página 320 - Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our Language or Customs, any more than they can acquire our Complexion.
Página 486 - If war should arise between the two contracting parties, the merchants of either country, then residing in the other, shall be allowed to remain nine months to collect their debts, and settle their affairs, and may depart freely, carrying off all their effects, without molestation or hindrance...
Página 6 - His praise, ye winds that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tops, ye pines, With every plant in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune His praise. Join voices, all ye living souls ; ye birds That singing up to heaven- gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes His praise.
Página 95 - Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and 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...
Página 6 - His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise.
Página 165 - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Página 96 - Today. If you were a Servant would you not be ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? Are you then your own Master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says.