 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...meaning. • These names of virtues, with their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE — Eat not to dulness: drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE.— Speak not but...trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all your tilings have their places: let each part of your business have its time. , 4. RESOLUTION.— Resolve... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 638 pages
...diversity of opinion. The second virtue in Franklin's list is Silence, followed by this precept, " Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation ;" — a very good rule, no doubt, but who is to settle the questions which it involves ? and what... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...their precepts, were; 1. TEMPERANCE,—Eat not to dulneas: drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE.—Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself: avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER.—Let all your tilings have their places : let each part of your business have its time. 4.... | |
 | 1818 - 628 pages
...diversity of opinion. The second virtue ¡n Franklin's list is Silence, followed by this precept, " Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation;" — a very good rule, no doubt, but who is to settle the questions which it involves ? and what virtue... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1822 - 336 pages
...which fully expressed the extent I gave to its meaning. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were : — 1. TEMPERANCE. — Eat not to dullness:...avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. — Let all things have their places : let each part of your business have its time. 4. RESOLUTION. — Resolve... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...virtues, with their precepts, were: I. Temperance: Eat not to dulness; drink not to elevation. II. Silence : Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. III. Order: Let all your things have their places: let each part of your business have its time. IV.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...II. Silence : Speak not but what may benefit others 01 yourself; avoid trifling conversation. III. Order: Let all your things have their places: let each part of your business have its time. IV. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; per form without fail what you resolve. 7 V. Frugality... | |
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...made himself a better and a happier man : — Temperance. Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation. Silence. . . . Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation. Order Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. Resolution.... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1833 - 426 pages
...himself a better and a happier man : — Temperance. — Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation. Silence. — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. Order. — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of your businees have its time. Resolution.... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1844 - 372 pages
...universal acceptation and adoption : — TEMPERANCE — Eat not to fulness ; drink not to elevation. SILENCE — Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself ; avoid trifling conversation. ORDER — Let all your things have their places ; let each part of business have its time. How few... | |
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TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness ; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself avoid trifling conversation. 
