 | 1818 - 502 pages
...the first week my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance : leaving tha other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...the habit of that virtue so much strengthened, and it* opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention to include the next ; and for the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...virtues successively. Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance ; leaving the other virtues to...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 - 1818 - 558 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 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 - 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 - 1840 - 666 pages
...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...extending my attention to include the next, and for the Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Tern. Sil. * * * * Ord. * « * * * Res. * * Fru. * * Ind. * Sine. Jus. Mod.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...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...extending my attention to include the next, and for the Sun. M. T. W. Th. F. S. Tem. Sil. * • * * Ord. * * » • ' » Res. * • Fru. • • In.l. •... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 pages
...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...extending my attention to include the next, and for the VOL. i. j Sun. M. T. W. Tli. F. S. Tern. Sil. * * * * Ord. * * * * • Res. * * Fru. • * In,]* Sine.... | |
 | Catholic Church - 1853 - 324 pages
...virtues successively. Thus, on the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against temperance; leaving the other virtues to their...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... | |
 | Nathan Lewis Rice - 1855 - 234 pages
...these virtues successively. Thus in the first week, my great guard was to avoid even the least offence against Temperance ;. leaving the other virtues to...only marking every evening the faults of the day." Such was Franklin's method of attaining to perfection. But vague and incomplete as was his list of... | |
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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... 
