 | Edmund Burke - History - 1819 - 822 pages
...you ; STOOIas you go through it, and you will missiiittity liaid thump». This advice fhus beat ji.to my head has frequently been of use to me, and I often...upon people by their carrying their heads too high. BERANKLIK. To WILLIAM STRAHAN, Esa. (King's Printer, London.) Invites him to Passy. — Annihilation... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...advice, thus beat into my heart, has frequently been of ufe to me; and I often think of if, when I fee pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people...their carrying their heads too high. I long much to fee again my native place; and once hoped to lay my bones there. I left it in 1723. I vifited it in... | |
 | Missions - 1801 - 576 pages
...againft the beam. He was a man who never miffed an occafion of giving inftruftion ; and upon this he faid to me — You are young, and have the world before you : STOOP, a*. you go through it, and you ivill mifs many hard thumps. This advice, thus beat into my heart, has... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...advice thus beat into my heart, has frequently been of ufeto me ; and I often think of it, when 1 fee pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people...their. carrying their heads too high. I long much to fee again my 'native place ; am once hoped to lay my bones there. I left it id i723. I vifited it in... | |
 | William Smith - Sermons, American - 1803 - 528 pages
...missed " an occasion of giving instruction, and upon this he said to me " — Tou are young) and hone the world before you; stoop as you go " through it,...you will miss many hard thumps. This advice, " thus beaten into my head, has often been of use to me through " life, and I often think of it when I see... | |
 | William Smith - Sermons - 1803 - 492 pages
...many hard thumps. This advice, " thus beaten into my head, has often been of use to me through " life, and I often think of it when I see pride mortified, and mis" fortunes brought upon people by carrying their heads to* " high." POSTSCRIPT. •'.-•.,' May... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...the beam. He was a man who never missed any occasion of giving instruction ; and upon this he said to me: " You are young, and have the world before...many hard thumps." This advice, thus beat into my heart, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...the beam. He was a man who never missed any occasion of giving instruction ; and upon this he said to me : " You are young, and have the world before...many hard thumps." This advice, thus beat into my heart, has frequently been of use to me: and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...the beam. He was a man who never missed any occasion of giving instruction ; and upon this he said to me : " You are young, and have the world before...many hard thumps " This advice, thus beat into my heart, has frequently been of use to me ; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...instruction : and upon this he said to me, " You are young, and have the world before you ; stoo/i, as you go through it, and you will miss many hard...mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people, by carrying their heads too high.' DR. B. FRANKLIN. MARRIED, On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr.... | |
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This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high. 
