Things, for they may all be blasted without the Blessing of Heaven; and therefore ask that Blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous.... Select Pieces - Page 11by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...that blessing humbly, and be not uneharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but eomfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. And now, to eonelude, ' Experienee keeps a dear sehool ; but fools will learn in no other, and searee in that ;... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...blessing of Heaven : and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterward prosperous. ' And now to conclude : ' Experience keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 pages
...that at present seem to want it, but 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 uo other, and scarce in that ; for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct,' as... | |
| Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...blessing of Heaven ; and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them....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 cannot give... | |
| 1868 - 414 pages
...common than for experience to be spoken of as a teacher. Benjamin Franklin has somewhere said that "experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarcely in that ;" and when an accident has happened to us, or we have made a mistake, we often say, "it has at least... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted without the BLESSING of HEAVEN, H 6 Therefore, ask that blessing humbly : and be not uncharitable...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 cannot give... | |
| 1842 - 194 pages
...blessing of Heaven : and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them....Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. dear school ; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce m that ; for it is true, we may give advice,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...blessing of Heaven ; and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them Remember, Job suffered, and was afterwards pros perous. "And now, to conclude, Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other,... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1844 - 440 pages
...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 - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...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... | |
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