 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
 | Conduct of life - 1871 - 784 pages
...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. Proceeding thus to the last, I could get through a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 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...could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 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...could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 pages
...ofTence against Temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking ever}' evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first...could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Paul Janet - Ethics - 1881 - 372 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid even the least offense 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 - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues *.o their ordinary chance, only marking every evening...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... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - Inventions - 1885 - 320 pages
...ELEVATION. T. S. 0. R. F. I. S. JM. C. T. C. H. S. * » M. * * * T. * * * W. » Th. « « F. * * * S. • Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line,...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 - Inventors - 1886 - 256 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offense 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 - 1888 - 250 pages
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offense 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 - 1888 - 330 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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