 Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. Thus, if you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the...  An Outline Sketch of American Literature - Pagina 49door Henry Augustin Beers - 1887 - 287 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...petty occurrences.' Ib. ii. 322. Dr. Franklin (Memoirs, i. 199) says : — ' Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...happen as by little advantages that occur every day.' ' Boswell wrote the next day : — ' We sat till between two and three. He took me by the hand cordially,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagina’s
...petty occurrences.' Ib. ii. 322. Dr. Franklin (Memoirs, i. 199) says: — 'Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...happen as by little advantages that occur every day.' ' Boswell wrote the next day : — ' We sat till between two and three. He took me by the hand cordially,... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pagina’s
...his ideas of a similar aspect, grounded in reason and true benevolence. ' Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life, than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may soon be spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it, but in the other... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pagina’s
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 pagina’s
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced L. not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep hia razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of bis life than in giving him a thousand... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pagina’s
...these trifling matters not worth minding, or relating. Human felicity," says Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...more to the happiness of his life, than in giving him one thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed... | |
 | 1826 - 440 pagina’s
...these trifling matters not worth minding, or relating. Human felicity," says Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...more to the happiness of his life, than in giving him one thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pagina’s
...those who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced, not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pagina’s
...those, who bestow some attention to affairs of this seemingly low nature. Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it ; but in the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1847 - 722 pagina’s
...be entombed in an ass's packsaddle. SHAKSPEARE. " Human felicity," says T)r. Franklin, " is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it: but in the other... | |
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