How Benjamin Franklin, the printer boy, made his markGall & Inglis, 1875 - 264 pages |
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... matter in this light , all the while not being able to see my way quite clear , yet trusting to Pro- vidence for a happy issue . " " It is well to trust in Providence if it is not done blindly , for Providence sometimes does wonders for ...
... matter in this light , all the while not being able to see my way quite clear , yet trusting to Pro- vidence for a happy issue . " " It is well to trust in Providence if it is not done blindly , for Providence sometimes does wonders for ...
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... matter to his father , and this prompt veto of his mother put a damper on his hopes , so that he continued to work at the shop , with all his dislike for the business . His parents talked over the matter , and his father was led thereby ...
... matter to his father , and this prompt veto of his mother put a damper on his hopes , so that he continued to work at the shop , with all his dislike for the business . His parents talked over the matter , and his father was led thereby ...
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... matters of importance were referred to his judgment . It was not strange that he should be more in love with an ocean life after such pastimes with his comrades . Whether he ad- mitted it or not , it is probable that his desire to go to ...
... matters of importance were referred to his judgment . It was not strange that he should be more in love with an ocean life after such pastimes with his comrades . Whether he ad- mitted it or not , it is probable that his desire to go to ...
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... of an act that turned out to be a serious matter rather than a joke . The habit of spending leisure hours in poring over books , has saved many boys from vice and ruin . Many more might have been saved , if they had 52 THE PRINTER - BOY .
... of an act that turned out to be a serious matter rather than a joke . The habit of spending leisure hours in poring over books , has saved many boys from vice and ruin . Many more might have been saved , if they had 52 THE PRINTER - BOY .
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... matters of utility , or , at least , to adorn and improve your conversa- tion , if they are rather points of curiosity ; and , as many of the terms of science are such as you cannot have met with in your common reading , and may ...
... matters of utility , or , at least , to adorn and improve your conversa- tion , if they are rather points of curiosity ; and , as many of the terms of science are such as you cannot have met with in your common reading , and may ...
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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...