The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - Всего страниц: 162 |
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... known to Sir William Keith , the go- vernor of the province , who took much notice of him . Keith had acciden- tally seen the young printer's first letter from Philadelphia to his parents , and was impressed so favourably with its ...
... known to Sir William Keith , the go- vernor of the province , who took much notice of him . Keith had acciden- tally seen the young printer's first letter from Philadelphia to his parents , and was impressed so favourably with its ...
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... known . It ought to be mentioned , that before quitting Keimer's employ , the press of that strange compound of eccentricity and selfishness was fre- quently in want of the necessary quantity of type , there being no such trade as that ...
... known . It ought to be mentioned , that before quitting Keimer's employ , the press of that strange compound of eccentricity and selfishness was fre- quently in want of the necessary quantity of type , there being no such trade as that ...
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... this man received with such concurring respect from every person in the roon , even from those who had never known him or seen him before ? It was not an exquisite form of person , or grandeur of dress ,. 20 LIFE OF FRANKLIN . ...
... this man received with such concurring respect from every person in the roon , even from those who had never known him or seen him before ? It was not an exquisite form of person , or grandeur of dress ,. 20 LIFE OF FRANKLIN . ...
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... known impartiality make him the arbitrator and decider of all differences that arise for many miles around him , without putting his neighbours to the charge , perplexity and uncertainty , of law suits . He always speaks the thing he ...
... known impartiality make him the arbitrator and decider of all differences that arise for many miles around him , without putting his neighbours to the charge , perplexity and uncertainty , of law suits . He always speaks the thing he ...
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... known , should be able to make discoveries and to frame theories which had escaped the notice of the enlightend philosophers of Europe , was too mortifying to be admitted . However , at length the claims of the great experimenter and ...
... known , should be able to make discoveries and to frame theories which had escaped the notice of the enlightend philosophers of Europe , was too mortifying to be admitted . However , at length the claims of the great experimenter and ...
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Стр. 21 - We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance, my breakfast was a long time bread and milk (no tea), and I ate it out of a twopenny earthen porringer, with a pewter spoon. But mark how luxury will enter families, and make a progress, in spite of principle...
Стр. 145 - Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Стр. 142 - I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in- this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests ; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war and conquest.
Стр. 142 - Here is my creed. I believe in one God, the creator of the universe. That He governs it by His providence. That He ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to Him is doing good to His other children. That the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this.
Стр. 144 - For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.
Стр. 142 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Стр. 84 - When I was a journeyman printer, one of my companions, an apprentice hatter, having served out his time, was about to open shop for himself. His first concern was to have a handsome signboard, with a proper inscription. He composed it in these words, ' John Thompson, Hatter, makes and sells hats for ready money...
Стр. 91 - Remember that credit is money. If a man lets his money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can make of it during that time. This amounts to a considerable sum where a man has good and large credit, and makes good use of it. Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Стр. 77 - I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. 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 I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Стр. 78 - I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.