 Temperance, for example, was by some confined to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself,...  Notes and Queries and Historic Magazine - Page 51900Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 lehte
...I propos'd to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex'd to each, than a few names with more ideas ; and I...under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurr'd to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully express'd... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I propos'd to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex'd to each, than a few names with more ideas ; and I included under thirteen names of virtues... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I propos'd to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex'd to each, than a few names with more ideas ; and I included under thirteen names of virtues... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 668 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...precept, which fully expressed the extent I gave to it , meaning. . These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 256 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...their precepts were: — 1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself, avoid... | |
 | 1886 - 580 lehte
...ambition, or passion, bodily or mentally, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas...their precepts, were : 1. TEMPERANCE — Eat not to dulness ; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 250 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...their precepts were : — 1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness ; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...These names of virtues, with their precepts, were : i. TEMPERANCE. » Eat not to dullness ; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1891 - 142 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...precepts were : — 1. — TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. — SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Julian Willis Abernethy - 1892 - 200 lehte
...appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more...with their precepts, were : 1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness ; drink not to elevation. 3. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ;... | |
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