 I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it...  The clerk's instructor and manual - Page 13by Clerk - 1862Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 486 pages
...any time, and to conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...was by the endeavour a better and a happier man than 1 otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it. " It may be right my posterity should be informed,... | |
 | 1818 - 590 pages
...any time, and to conquer all %hat either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...was by the endeavour a better and a happier man than 1 otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it. " It may be right my posterity should be informed,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...respect to Order ; and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it ;... | |
 | 1818 - 708 pages
...inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection 1 had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short...I was by the endeavour a better and a happier man ^han 1 otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it. " It may be right my posterity should... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...respect to Order ; and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very i'-ni'iiy the want of it. But on the whole, though I never arrived at the .perfection I had been so ambitious of , but ft- 11 far short of it, yet I was by the endeavour a better and a happier man than I otherwise... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...master, who must mix with the world, and often receive people of business at their own hours. 28 But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it;... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...master, who must mix with the world, and often receive people of business at their own hours. ' 28 But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it;... | |
 | James Herring, James Barton Longacre - 1835 - 430 pages
...any time, and to conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company, might lead me into. On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was by the endeavor a better and happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it." Blessed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...respect to Order ; and now 1 am grown old, and my memory bud, I fee! very sensibly the want of it. But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...respect to Order i and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection...obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been, if I had not attempted it ;... | |
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