 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 - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 588 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... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - Enlightenment - 2003 - 496 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 - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 446 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. Tbus if in the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Hahit... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 330 pages
...Thus in the first Week my great Guard was against every the least Act of Intemperance, 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 that I might venture to extend my Attention... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 320 pages
...the first week my great guard was to avoid every day the least offense against temperance; leaving other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the first week I could keep my first line, marked Tern, clear of spots, I supposed the habit * This little book is dated Sunday, 1st July, 1733.— WTF... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 258 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... | |
 | Stuart Bailey, Peter Bilak - Design - 2007 - 198 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... | |
 | Brad K. Wilburn - Philosophy - 2007 - 174 pages
...chart, he recorded infractions of all the virtues, but his concentration was on the virtue of the week: Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T [Temperance], clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Alfred Howard - 1834 - 206 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... | |
 | 1818 - 642 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 extruding my attention to include the next ; and for the... | |
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