 | United States. Congress - 1844 - 440 sider
...than the people of the free States dreamed of in their philosophy. It was an old copy-book maxim that experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. He could only express the hope that hereafter the democracy of the North would not prove themselves... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 sider
...4. Constant occupation, prevents temptation. 5. Courage — ought to have eyes, as well as ears. 6. Experience — keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn in no other. 7, Follow the wise few, rather than th« foolish many. 8. Good actions are the best sacrifice. 9. He... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 sider
...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... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 sider
...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... | |
 | 1878 - 668 sider
...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... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1852 - 564 sider
...(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 late. [See 28.] 317.... | |
 | John Lord - 1852 - 360 sider
...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... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 sider
...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 that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 sider
...comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. '.' And now, to conclude, ' experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other,' as poor Richard says, and scarce in that; for, it is true, ' we may give advice, but we cannot give... | |
 | 1853 - 446 sider
...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 in no other,' as Poor Richard says, and scarce in that ; for it is true, ' We may give advice, but we cannot give... | |
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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... 
