The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersA.L. Burt Company, 1909 - 308 Seiten |
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... never was without some religious principles . I never doubted , for instance , the existence of a Deity — that he made the world and governed it by his providence that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man - that ...
... never was without some religious principles . I never doubted , for instance , the existence of a Deity — that he made the world and governed it by his providence that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man - that ...
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... never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining , but fell far short of it , yet I was , by the endeavor , a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it ; as those who aim at ...
... never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining , but fell far short of it , yet I was , by the endeavor , a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it ; as those who aim at ...
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... never to ask for an office and never to refuse one when offered to him . " I approve , " said I , " of this rule , and shall practice it with a small addition : I shall never ask , never refuse , nor ever RESIGN an office . If they will ...
... never to ask for an office and never to refuse one when offered to him . " I approve , " said I , " of this rule , and shall practice it with a small addition : I shall never ask , never refuse , nor ever RESIGN an office . If they will ...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | 1 |
Plan for Saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds | 232 |
Digging for Hidden Treasure | 239 |
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterward 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 Fort Duquesne Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hand heard honor horses Hugh Meredith inconvenience Indians industry inhabitants JANE MECOM Keimer kind learned length letters Little Britain lived lodged London Lord Loudoun Madeira wine master means ment mention Motto never observed occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps persons 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 thought thousand pounds tion told took virtue wagons walk writing wrote young