... which he had never done before, and with great civility ; and he ever after manifested a readiness to serve me on all occasions, so that we became great friends, and our friendship continued to his death. This is another instance of the truth of an... Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin... - Stran 108avtor: Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 519 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Ezra Sampson - 1818 - 432 strani
...his death. This is another instance of the truth of an old maxim that I had learned, which says, ' he that has once done you a kindness, will be more ready...resent, return and continue inimical proceedings." NUMBER XXXV. t)f the vast importance of Manner in giving Counsel and Reproof. To exasperate is not... | |
| 1826 - 440 strani
...ever afterwards acted as his friend. ' He that has once done you a kindness,' says our philosopher, ' will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.' • Bradford, Franklin's competitor in the publication of a newspaper, being deprived of his office... | |
| 1826 - 422 strani
...ever afterwards acted as his friend. ' He that has once done you a kindness,' says our philosopher, ' will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.' Bradford, Franklin's competitor in the publication of a newspaper, being deprived of his office of... | |
| 1829 - 260 strani
...profitable it is prudently to remove, than to resent, return, and continue inimical proceedings. He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you have yourself obliged." This anecdote is rich in hints for those educating youth. ' 16 PATIENCE IN... | |
| Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 strani
...instance," observes Franklin, " of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says, ' He that has done you a kindness, will be more ready to do you...resent, return, and continue, inimical proceedings." He was thereafter re-elected to the same post, without opposition, for several 2 ears successively.... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1839 - 322 strani
...that it furnished him with a new instance of the truth of a maxim, he learned when a boy, that he who has once done you a kindness, will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you have yourself obliged ; and wisely adds, what all young persons would do well to adopt as a rule, "... | |
| 1842 - 194 strani
...instance," observes Franklin, " of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says — 'He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another,...resent, return, and continue inimical proceedings." . 18. In 1737, Colonel Spotswood, at that time postmaster-general, being dissatisfied with his deputy... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 370 strani
...instance," observes Franklin, " of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says, ' He that has done you a kindness, will be more ready to do you...resent, return, and continue, inimical proceedings." He was thereafter reflected to the same post, without opposition, for several years successively. In... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1845 - 276 strani
...instance of the truth of a maxim, he learned when a boy, that he who has once done you a kind- . ness, will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you have yourself obliged. He adds, what all young persons would do well to adopt as a rule, "how much... | |
| 1848 - 556 strani
...arise. "' Cf. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, ch. vi. An old maxim 1 had learned . . . says, He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready...another, than he whom you yourself have obliged." [JS) (Regarding the saying), "the love of a cat is a part of religion," if the noun of action is not... | |
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