| Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 trang
...prosperous. And now, to conclude, "Experience keeps a dear school ; hut fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, hut we cannot give conduct," as poor Richard says. However, rememher this, "They that will not he counselled,... | |
| Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 trang
...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 - 1778 - 392 trang
...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... | |
| 1878 - 668 trang
...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 trang
...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 - 1852 - 564 trang
...(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 - 1852 - 360 trang
...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 - 1853 - 522 trang
...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 trang
...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 - 1853 - 442 trang
...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... | |
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