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... favoured the plan without any reserve . He proposed to take Benjamin as an apprentice , to serve until he was twenty - one years of age , having only his board and clothes until the last year , when he would receive journeyman's wages ...
... favoured the plan without any reserve . He proposed to take Benjamin as an apprentice , to serve until he was twenty - one years of age , having only his board and clothes until the last year , when he would receive journeyman's wages ...
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... favour . He went home , and sat up most of the night to read the book , being more deeply interested in its contents ... favours he received in this way from his new acquaintances in the book business . Many nights he stole from sleep ...
... favour . He went home , and sat up most of the night to read the book , being more deeply interested in its contents ... favours he received in this way from his new acquaintances in the book business . Many nights he stole from sleep ...
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... favour of educating the female sex . He wrote it in the form of a letter , addressed to his friend Collins , and , after having completed , he copied it in a fair hand , and sent it to him . This brought back a long reply which made it ...
... favour of educating the female sex . He wrote it in the form of a letter , addressed to his friend Collins , and , after having completed , he copied it in a fair hand , and sent it to him . This brought back a long reply which made it ...
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... heard a gentleman say , in the street , that they would shew you no favour ; " and Benjamin made this revelation with considerable warmth of feeling . The idea of his brother's 58 Benjamin Franklin , THE ARREST, CHAPTER XII.
... heard a gentleman say , in the street , that they would shew you no favour ; " and Benjamin made this revelation with considerable warmth of feeling . The idea of his brother's 58 Benjamin Franklin , THE ARREST, CHAPTER XII.
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... favour , and I have no fears about his decision now . " It was not fair in Benjamin to take this advantage of his brother , and he knew it , but his resentment triumphed over his regard for right at the time . James returned his ...
... favour , and I have no fears about his decision now . " It was not fair in Benjamin to take this advantage of his brother , and he knew it , but his resentment triumphed over his regard for right at the time . James returned his ...
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Page 119 - 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 108 - 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 116 - If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved for philanthropy, can gratify the human mind, you must have the pleasing consolation to know, that you have not lived in vain. And I flatter myself that it will not be ranked among the least grateful occurrences of your life to be assured, that, so long as I retain my memory, you will be recollected with respect, veneration, and affection by your sincere friend,
Page 49 - The cat in gloves catches no mice, as Poor Richard says. It is true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects; for, Constant dropping wears away stones; and, By diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable; and Little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says in his almanac, the year I cannot just now remember.
Page 21 - 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 118 - In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered.
Page 119 - I also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword down to future ages.
Page 108 - For instance, my breakfast was for a long time bread and milk, (no tea), and I ate it out of a twopenny earthen porringer with a pewter spoon.
Page 107 - My original habits of frugality continuing, and my father having, among his instructions to me when a boy, frequently repeated a proverb of Solomon, " Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...