 I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively. Thus in the first week my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 3291818Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next; and for the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance ; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first Tem. Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Sil. Ord. * * * * Res. * * * * * Fru. * * Ind. * * Sine. Jus. * Mod. Clea.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, ifin the first week I could keep my first line marked T. clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1822 - 336 pages
...Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid the least ofience against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next ; and for the... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chances, only marking every evening the faults of the day. 16 Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line marked Tern, clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chances, only marking every evening the faults of the day. 16 Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line marked Tern, clear of spots, I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance ; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next ; and for the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next, and for the... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 842 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next, and for the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next, and for the... | |
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