 My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once but to fix it on one of them at a time, and when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another,...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 3291818Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and when I should be...of that, then to proceed to another; and so on till I should have gone through the thirteen. And as the previous acquisition of some, might facilitate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and when I should be master of that, then to proVOL. I. N ceed to another ; and so' on till I should have gone through the thirteen: and as the... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1822 - 336 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and when I should be master of that, then to proo ceed to another ; and so on till I should have gone through the thirteen. And as the previous... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them ata time; and when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another : and so on till I should have gone through the thirteen : and as the previous acquisition of some, might facilitate... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...of them ata time; and when I should be mast.erof that, then to proceed to another : and so on till I should have gone through the thirteen : and as the...acquisition of some, might facilitate the acquisition of others, I arranged them with that view as they stand above. 10 Temperance first, as it tends to procure... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and when I should be...that, then to proceed to another ; and so on till I should have gone through the thirteen : and as the previous acquisition of some, might facilitate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and, when I should be...that, then to proceed to another ; and so on, till I should have gone through the thirteen. And, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 688 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and, when I should be...master of that, then to proceed to another ; and so on, tDl I should have gone through the thirteen. And, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and, when I should be...that, then to proceed to another ; and so on, till I should have gone through the thirteen. And, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time; and, when I should be...that, then to proceed to another; and so on, till I should have gone through the thirteen. And, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate... | |
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