 Temperance, for example, was by some confined to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion — bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition.  Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin - Stran 34avtor: Benjamin Franklin - 1834Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 strani
...other pleasure, appetite, inclination or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...expressed the extent I gave to its meaning. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE,—Eat not to dulneas: drink not to elevation. 2.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 strani
...mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rattier more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than...the extent I gave to its meaning. • These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE — Eat not to dulness: drink not to elevation. 2.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 strani
...other pleasure, appetite, inclination or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...all that at that time occurred to me as necessary or defiirable; and annexed to each a short precept, which folly expressed the extent I gave to its meanmg.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 strani
...or passion, bodily or mental, rven to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sako of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than a few names with more idi'as; and I included under thirteen names of virtues, all that at that time oa urred to me as necessary... | |
 | 1822 - 336 strani
...other pleasure^ appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice or ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...expressed the extent I gave to its meaning. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were : — 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dullness: drink not to elevation.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 strani
...pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. 5 I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than * This honest confession of Mrs. Franklin, discloses the principal cause of the slavery under which... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 strani
...pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. 5 I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than * This honest confession of Mrs. Franklin, discloses the principal cause of the slavery under which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 strani
...pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. f proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...expressed the extent I gave to its meaning. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness; drink not to elevation.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 strani
...pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to...expressed the extent I gave to its meaning. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dulness; drink not to elevation.... | |
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