 | 1818 - 638 sider
...virtues, and even of these the practico occasions a great diversity of opinion. The second virtue in Franklin's list is Silence, followed by this precept,...be the offspring of pride or stupidity ? At least the half of all the thirteen are equally indefinite. The coward and the brave may alike claim the virtue... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 sider
...precepts, were ; • 1 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness:: drink not to elevation. fc. 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.... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 sider
...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.... | |
 | 1822 - 336 sider
...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.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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.... | |
 | 1832 - 406 sider
...better and a happier man : — Temperance. Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation. Silence. . . . Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation. Order Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. Resolution.... | |
 | 1844 - 372 sider
...acceptation and adoption : — TEMPERANCE — Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation. SILENCE — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation. ORDER — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of business have its time. How few... | |
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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... 
