I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little book, which, by scraping out the marks on the paper of old faults... Success in life, a book for young men - Seite 315von Success - 1851 - 332 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...so much fuller of faults than I had imagined ; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transformed my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book,' on which the lines were... | |
| 1818 - 502 Seiten
...faults than I had imagined : but 1 had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid thetroubteof renewing now and then my little book, which, by scraping...became full of holes, I transferred my tables and prrcepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum-book, on which the line* were drawn with red ink that... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...so much fuller of faults than I had imagined ; but I had the satisfaction of seeing theiii diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...room for new ones in a new course, became full of c . holes, I transformed my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book,1 on which... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 Seiten
...myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little book, which by scraping out the marks ou the paper of old faults to make room for new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transformed... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 Seiten
...avoid the trouble of renewing now and thcn my little book, which by scraping out the marks ou the f paper of old faults to make room for new ones in a new coursr, became full of holes, I transformed my tables and / precepts to the i?ory leaves of a memorandum... | |
| 1822 - 336 Seiten
...myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transformed my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...much fuller of faults than I had imagined ; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. 25 To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain; and on those... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...much fuller of faults than I had imagined ; but I 'had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. 25 To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...transferred .my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain; and on those... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 Seiten
...myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain ; and on those... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 Seiten
...myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little...transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain ; and on those... | |
| |