... the blessing of Heaven ; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. "And now, to conclude, 'Experience... Essays and Letters - Page 83by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
| Orville Luther Holley - Inventors - 1848 - 522 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember, Job suffered, and was afterward prosperous. " And now, to conclude, Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, as Poor Richard says, and scarcely in that ; for it is true — We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. However, remember... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Ells - American literature - 1778 - 392 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. "And now, to coaclude, "experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other," and scarce in that; for, it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct;" however, remember... | |
| Questions and answers - 1878 - 668 pages
...just three. So ended my experiment with a loss and a recollection that Benjamin Franklin once wrote, " Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other." WILLIAM WING. Steeple Aston, Oxford. "FIRST AN ENGLISHMAN AND THEN A WHIG " [5th S. ix. 127.) — The... | |
| 1851 - 112 pages
...in fuel. Rather go to bed supperless, than rise in debt. Get what you can, and what you got hold ; Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarcely in that, for we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. They that will not be counselled... | |
| Charles Simmons - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1852 - 564 pages
...(Tryon), We rarely leani from the teachings of past ages, but only from our own experience. Franklin. Experience keeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other, and scarcely in that. An empty purse, and building a great house, make a man wise, but sometimes too... | |
| John Lord - Anthroposophy - 1852 - 360 pages
...fear is that they will not be heeded by the people for the reason expressed in the old proverb : ' ' Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other." I insert this document here to give it more permanence and a wider circulation. I am unable to pay... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. '.' And now, to conclude, ' experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn...that will not be counselled cannot be helped ;' and further, that ' if you will not hear reason she will surely rap your knuckles,' as poor Richard says."... | |
| 1853 - 446 pages
...uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. " And now, to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn...They that will not be counselled cannot be helped,' as Poor Richard says." Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. I found the good man had thoroughly... | |
| Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. — Terence. EXPERIENCE. — Experience keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. However, they... | |
| James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...comfort and help them. Remember, Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. " And now to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn...that will not be counselled, cannot be helped;' and further, that, 'If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles,' as poor Richard says."... | |
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