 | 1847 - 606 pages
...Boston. It gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character...a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation , and if I have been a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book." Franklin,... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - 300 pages
...remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my con* duct through life ; for / have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good, than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public... | |
 | Ceiniogwerth - 1849 - 352 pages
...Yr wyf yn edrych ar cich amcan yn hyn yn gyfFelyb i'r hyn a ddywed y Dr. Franklin, — '• / hâte always set a greater value on the character of a DOER OF GOOD, than any other kind of reputation." Felly gellwch chwithau brisio egwyddorion o'r fath yn uwch na " Cheinioywerth." Nid ydyw belbch yn... | |
 | 1852 - 454 pages
...remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation." In the same letter is to be found that often told anecdote of an... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1853 - 358 pages
...Boston. It gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character...a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book." Franklin,... | |
 | F. S., Frederick Saunders - 1853 - 306 pages
...Boston. It gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on iny conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character...a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book." Franklin,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character...a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantageof it to that... | |
 | Cotton Mather - 1855 - 680 pages
...remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation." In the same letter is to be found that often-told anecdote of an... | |
 | Cotton Mather - 1855 - 676 pages
...remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation." In the same letter is to be found that often-told anecdote of an... | |
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Good," which, I think, was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for... 
