| 1818 - 502 Seiten
...the first week my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance : leaving tha other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and it* opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next ; and for the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...virtues successively. Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance ; leaving the other virtues to...evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first Tem. Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Sil. Ord. * * * * Res. * * * * * Fru. * * Ind. * * Sine. Jus. * Mod. Clea.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 Seiten
...the virtues successively. Thus in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, ifin the first week I could keep my first line marked T. clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chances, only marking every evening the faults of the day. 16 Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line marked Tern, clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened,... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chances, only marking every evening the faults of the day. 16 Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line marked Tern, clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 666 Seiten
...virtues successively. Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...extending my attention to include the next, and for the Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Tern. Sil. * * * * Ord. * « * * * Res. * * Fru. * * Ind. * Sine. Jus. Mod.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 Seiten
...virtues successively. Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...extending my attention to include the next, and for the Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Tem. Sil. * • * * Ord. * * » • ' » Res. * • Fru. • • In.l. •... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 Seiten
...virtues successively. Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...extending my attention to include the next, and for the VOL. i. j Sun. M. T. W. Tli. F. S. Tern. Sil. * * * * Ord. * * * * • Res. * * Fru. • * In,]* Sine.... | |
| Catholic Church - 1853 - 324 Seiten
...virtues successively. Thus, on the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...only marking every evening the faults of the day. Proceeding thus to the last, I could get through a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses... | |
| Nathan Lewis Rice - 1855 - 234 Seiten
...these virtues successively. Thus in the first week, my great guard was to avoid even the least offence against Temperance ;. leaving the other virtues to...only marking every evening the faults of the day." Such was Franklin's method of attaining to perfection. But vague and incomplete as was his list of... | |
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