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... universal observa- tion ; is a severity scarcely to be supported by the help of blazing hearths , cheerful companions , and a bottle of the most grateful burgundy . The works of a person that builds , begin immediately to decay ; while ...
... universal observa- tion ; is a severity scarcely to be supported by the help of blazing hearths , cheerful companions , and a bottle of the most grateful burgundy . The works of a person that builds , begin immediately to decay ; while ...
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... universal- ly bad . They discover art in nature's province . Trees in hedges partake of their artificiality , and be- come a part of them . There is no more sudden and obvious improvement , than a hedge removed , and the trees remaining ...
... universal- ly bad . They discover art in nature's province . Trees in hedges partake of their artificiality , and be- come a part of them . There is no more sudden and obvious improvement , than a hedge removed , and the trees remaining ...
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... universal view , or to exhibit to us the variety , the orderly proportions , and dispositions of the system . We perceive many breaks and blem- ishes , several neglected and unvariegated places in either the part ; which , in the whole ...
... universal view , or to exhibit to us the variety , the orderly proportions , and dispositions of the system . We perceive many breaks and blem- ishes , several neglected and unvariegated places in either the part ; which , in the whole ...
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... ought to be , it bids fair to prove an universal cure for envy : " Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit , a diis plura feret . " - Self - denial . A person , elevated one degree above the populace , 126 Shenstone . ESSAYS .
... ought to be , it bids fair to prove an universal cure for envy : " Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit , a diis plura feret . " - Self - denial . A person , elevated one degree above the populace , 126 Shenstone . ESSAYS .
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... universal , renders the so- cial less essential to the well - being of one's neigh- bour . In short , the self - love and the social ought to ........ bear such proportion as we find they generally do OF MEN AND MANNERS . 129.
... universal , renders the so- cial less essential to the well - being of one's neigh- bour . In short , the self - love and the social ought to ........ bear such proportion as we find they generally do OF MEN AND MANNERS . 129.
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Página 2 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; 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 1 - 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.
Página 19 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain...
Página 13 - ... 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, 45 waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Página 40 - We have had some experience of it — several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors; they were totally good...
Página 3 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
Página 40 - 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.