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" At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. "
Pioneers of Science in America: Sketches of Their Lives and Scientific Work - Página 2
por William Jay Youmans - 1896 - 508 páginas
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 páginas
...when any difficulty occurred; and frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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Facts and Arguments on the Transmission of Intellectual and Moral Qualities ...

1844 - 220 páginas
...affairs, when any difficulty occurred, and frequently chosen an arbiter between contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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Hereditary Descent: Its Laws and Facts Applied to Human Improvement

Orson Squire Fowler - 1847 - 322 páginas
...qualities, is transmitted. Of his father and himself he remarks on this point as follows : — " At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850-52

Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 78 páginas
...when any difficulty occurred, and frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties. At his table he liked to have as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of America

James Wynne - 1850 - 372 páginas
...knowledge of mechanics, but his great excellence was his sound understanding and solid judgment." "At his table he liked to have as often as he could some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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Success in life, a book for young men

Success - 1851 - 362 páginas
...was of a substantial, wholesome character. " My father," says Franklin, "liked to have at his table, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbour...converse with, and always took care to start some useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he...
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The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 páginas
...when any difficulty occurred, and frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with; and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself ; to which is Added His ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 páginas
...when any difficulty occurred, and frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse,...
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The Pilgrims of Boston and Their Descendants: With an Introduction by Hon ...

Thomas Bridgman - 1856 - 450 páginas
...contending parties. At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some...which might tend to improve the minds of his children. My mother had likewise an excellent constitution : she suckled all her ten children. I never knew either...
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Success in Life: A Book for Young Men

1858 - 348 páginas
...substantial, wholesome character. " My father," says Franklin, " liked to have at his table, as often as ho could, some sensible friend or neighbour to converse with, and always took care to start some useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he...
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