 I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle.  Poor Richard's Almanac - Trang 86bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1900 - 132 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 trang
...political bustle*, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect; Jfc p'iyi indeed, says 1, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind ol comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all tin esteem of his feUow-citixens.... | |
 | 1833 - 438 trang
...his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruin ing them by that neglect : He pays indeed, said I, loo much for his whistle. If I knew a miser,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 trang
...liberty, Ins virtue, and perhaps liii friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This mm givts too muck for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them oy that neglect ; He pays indtcd, says \, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1835 - 180 trang
...attain it, I «aid to my-self ', Thin man gives too much for his whistle. 6. When I saw another fbnd of popularity, constantly employing himself in political...pays indeed, said I, too much for his •whistle. 7. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleas/ure of doing good... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1835 - 270 trang
...observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle, 7. When I saw another, fond of popularity, constantly...affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, said I, too much for hit whistle. 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1835 - 262 trang
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it; I have said to myself, this man gives t"o much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...employing himself in political bustles, neglecting bis own afiairs, and ruining them by that neglect; he pays indeed, says I, too much for his whistle.... | |
 | 1836 - 104 trang
...his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another, fond of...much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, . all the esteem of his... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 trang
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 290 trang
...his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I said to myself; This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...that neglect ; He pays, indeed, said I, too much for Ms whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasures of doing... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1837 - 356 trang
...to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for Us nhistle. When I saw another full of popularity, constantly employing himself in political...and ruining them by that neglect ; He pays indeed, says I, too much for his mhistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
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