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They joined in desiring him to speak his mind , and gather . ing round him , he
proceeded as follows * : dusi will ther ane prof thet ust Friends , '. * Dr . Franklin ,
wishing to collect into one piece , all the sayings upon the following subjects ...
They joined in desiring him to speak his mind , and gather . ing round him , he
proceeded as follows * : dusi will ther ane prof thet ust Friends , '. * Dr . Franklin ,
wishing to collect into one piece , all the sayings upon the following subjects ...
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... is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or , if you bear your debt in mind ,
the term , which at first seemed so long , will , as it lessens , appear extremely
short : time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders .
... is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or , if you bear your debt in mind ,
the term , which at first seemed so long , will , as it lessens , appear extremely
short : time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders .
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He whose mind is engaged by the acquisition or improvement of 1 fortune , not
only escapes the insipidity of indifferl ence , and the tediousness of inactivity , but
gains et joyments wholly unknown to those who live lazily on the toil of others ; for
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He whose mind is engaged by the acquisition or improvement of 1 fortune , not
only escapes the insipidity of indifferl ence , and the tediousness of inactivity , but
gains et joyments wholly unknown to those who live lazily on the toil of others ; for
...
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Our caution increasing as our years increase , fear becomes at last the prevailing
passion of the mind ; and the small remainder of life is taken up in useless efforts
to keep off our end , or provide for a continued existence . Strange contradiction ...
Our caution increasing as our years increase , fear becomes at last the prevailing
passion of the mind ; and the small remainder of life is taken up in useless efforts
to keep off our end , or provide for a continued existence . Strange contradiction ...
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A mind long habituated to a cer . tain set of objects , insensibly becomes fond of
seeing them ; visits them from habit , and parts from them with reluctance : from
hence proceeds the avarice of the old in every kind of possession . They love the
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A mind long habituated to a cer . tain set of objects , insensibly becomes fond of
seeing them ; visits them from habit , and parts from them with reluctance : from
hence proceeds the avarice of the old in every kind of possession . They love the
...
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| Title | Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young |
| Publisher | G. Nicholson, 1796 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 20 pages |
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