The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersSpencer Press, 1936 - 311 Seiten |
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... pleasure of doing good to others , all the esteem of his fellow - citizens and the joys of benevolent friendship for the sake of accumulating wealth , poor man , said I , you pay too much for your whistle . When I met with a man of pleasure ...
... pleasure of doing good to others , all the esteem of his fellow - citizens and the joys of benevolent friendship for the sake of accumulating wealth , poor man , said I , you pay too much for your whistle . When I met with a man of pleasure ...
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... pleasure is pleasure . If we can sleep without dreaming , it is well that painful dreams are avoided . If , while we sleep , we can have any pleasant dreams , it is , as the French say , autant de gagne , so much added to the pleasure ...
... pleasure is pleasure . If we can sleep without dreaming , it is well that painful dreams are avoided . If , while we sleep , we can have any pleasant dreams , it is , as the French say , autant de gagne , so much added to the pleasure ...
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... pleasure , assist us in acquiring knowledge , or in doing good to our fellow - creatures , is a kind and benevolent act of God . When they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure , instead of an aid become ...
... pleasure , assist us in acquiring knowledge , or in doing good to our fellow - creatures , is a kind and benevolent act of God . When they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure , instead of an aid become ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterward agreeable almanac appeared arrived Assembly attend began Benjamin Franklin Boston bred brother brought called captain continued conversation dear debt desired dispute employed endeavor England expense father Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hand heard honor horses Hugh Meredith Indians inhabitants instructions JANE MECOM Keimer kind learned length letters Little Britain lived lodged London Lord Loudoun Lord Macclesfield Madeira wine master means mention Motto never observed occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps Philadelphia piece pleased pleasure Poor Richard says POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC pounds currency present printed printer printing-house procure proposed province Quakers Ralph received sailed sect sensible shillings sometimes soon street thee things thou thought thousand pounds tion told took virtue wagons walk writing wrote young