 Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3 ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you...  The Cottager's monthly visitor - Σελίδα 1081841Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 σελίδες
...virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE — Eat not to dulness: drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE.— Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself: avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all your tilings have their places: let each part of your business have its time.... | |
 | 1818 - 638 σελίδες
...diversity of opinion. The second virtue in Franklin's list is Silence, followed by this precept, " Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation ;" — a very good rule, no doubt, but who is to settle the questions which it involves ? and what... | |
 | 1818 - 628 σελίδες
...diversity of opinion. The second virtue ¡n Franklin's list is Silence, followed by this precept, " Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation;" — a very good rule, no doubt, but who is to settle the questions which it involves ? and what virtue... | |
 | 1822 - 336 σελίδες
...with 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 trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all things have their places : let each part of your business have its time. 4. RESOLUTION.... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 σελίδες
...gratifications of Sense : — 1. Temperance. — Eat not to dulness ; drink not to deration. 2. Siknce. — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order. — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of your business have its time.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 σελίδες
...virtues, with their precepts, were: I. Temperance: Eat not to dulness; drink not to elevation. II. Silence : Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. III. Order: Let all your things have their places: let each part of your business have its time. IV.... | |
 | 1826 - 440 σελίδες
...scale of virtues and precepts : — 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness ; drink n ct to elevation. 2. SILENCE. — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of your business have its time.... | |
 | 1826 - 422 σελίδες
...scale of virtues and precepts : — 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness ; drink n ct to elevation. 2. SILENCE. — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of your business have its time.... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - 654 σελίδες
...rules, as his conduct through life. 1. Temperance. — Eat not to dullness : drink not to elevation. 2. Silence. — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself: avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order.— Let all your things have their places : let each part of your business have its time.... | |
 | 1844 - 372 σελίδες
...constant and earnest attention. We think they are worthy of universal acceptation and adoption : — TEMPERANCE — Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation....all your things have their places ; let each part of business have its time. How few are there like Tully, who wished that every man's thoughts were written... | |
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