How Benjamin Franklin, the printer boy, made his markGall & Inglis, 1875 - 264 pages |
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... hand at home , out of school hours , I may be able to do it . " " When shall I begin , if you decide to let me go ? " Immediately . It is a long process to become qualified for the ministry , and the sooner you begin the better ...
... hand at home , out of school hours , I may be able to do it . " " When shall I begin , if you decide to let me go ? " Immediately . It is a long process to become qualified for the ministry , and the sooner you begin the better ...
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... hand , until he had preserved a large manuscript volume of them , which he valued highly . It was this volume which he promised to bequeath to his nephew when he should become qualified to enter the ministry . This interview occurred ...
... hand , until he had preserved a large manuscript volume of them , which he valued highly . It was this volume which he promised to bequeath to his nephew when he should become qualified to enter the ministry . This interview occurred ...
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... hands . " " I am not surprised at all at your conclusion , " replied Mrs. Franklin . " It is no more than I have expected , as I have before intimated . Pa- rents must be better off than we are to be able to send a son to college ...
... hands . " " I am not surprised at all at your conclusion , " replied Mrs. Franklin . " It is no more than I have expected , as I have before intimated . Pa- rents must be better off than we are to be able to send a son to college ...
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... hand of poverty was laid upon him , and he must have " bread before learning " for his children . One evening , as the school term was drawing to a close , Mr. Franklin said to Benjamin- " I think I shall be under the necessity of ...
... hand of poverty was laid upon him , and he must have " bread before learning " for his children . One evening , as the school term was drawing to a close , Mr. Franklin said to Benjamin- " I think I shall be under the necessity of ...
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... hands , awakens our admiration , and leads us to expect that the Divine blessing will rest upon the author . When the statue of Franklin was inaugurated , in 1856 , a barouche appeared in the proces- sion that carried eight brothers ...
... hands , awakens our admiration , and leads us to expect that the Divine blessing will rest upon the author . When the statue of Franklin was inaugurated , in 1856 , a barouche appeared in the proces- sion that carried eight brothers ...
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Page 35 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Page 251 - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5 FRUGALITY Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; ie, waste nothing. 6 INDUSTRY Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
Page 238 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 262 - 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.
Page 33 - Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 33 - But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says.
Page 108 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it,. is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them every thing. He that gets all he can honestly, and saves all he gets (necessary expenses excepted), will certainly become rich — if that Being who governs the world, to whom all should look for a blessing on their honest endeavors,...
Page 53 - Good," which, I think, was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Page 250 - Attending duly the public worship. 4. Partaking of the Sacrament. 5. Paying a due respect to God's ministers. These might be all good things; but, as they were not the kind of good things that I expected from that text, I despaired of ever meeting with them from any other, was disgusted, and attended his preaching no more. I had some years before...