Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. Thus, if you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the... An Outline Sketch of American Literature - Seite 49von Henry Augustin Beers - 1887 - 287 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 Seiten
...petty occurrences.' Ib. ii. 322. Dr. Franklin (Memoirs, i. 199) says : — ' Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...happen as by little advantages that occur every day.' ' Boswell wrote the next day : — ' We sat till between two and three. He took me by the hand cordially,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 Seiten
...petty occurrences.' Ib. ii. 322. Dr. Franklin (Memoirs, i. 199) says: — 'Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...happen as by little advantages that occur every day.' ' Boswell wrote the next day : — ' We sat till between two and three. He took me by the hand cordially,... | |
| 1818 - 588 Seiten
...his ideas of a similar aspect, grounded in reason and true benevolence. ' Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life, than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may soon be spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it, but in the other... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 Seiten
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced L. not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep hia razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of bis life than in giving him a thousand... | |
| 1826 - 422 Seiten
...these trifling matters not worth minding, or relating. Human felicity," says Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...more to the happiness of his life, than in giving him one thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed... | |
| 1826 - 440 Seiten
...these trifling matters not worth minding, or relating. Human felicity," says Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...more to the happiness of his life, than in giving him one thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced, not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 Seiten
...those, who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it ; but in the... | |
| Robert Southey - 1847 - 722 Seiten
...be entombed in an ass's packsaddle. SHAKSPEARE. " Human felicity," says T)r. Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
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