Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 35
Page 119
While , perhaps as a result of his own experience , he held that religion is the common source of morality , he also believed that teaching morals and virtue required a technique to be applied by those people leading " bad lives ” who ...
While , perhaps as a result of his own experience , he held that religion is the common source of morality , he also believed that teaching morals and virtue required a technique to be applied by those people leading " bad lives ” who ...
Page 127
I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively . ... I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened and its opposite weakened , that I might venture extending my attention to include the ...
I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively . ... I supposed the habit of that virtue so much strengthened and its opposite weakened , that I might venture extending my attention to include the ...
Page 133
attending its opposite vice ; and I should have called my book THE ART OF VIRTUE , * because it would have shown the means & manner of obtaining virtue , which would have distinguished it from the mere exhortation to be good , that does ...
attending its opposite vice ; and I should have called my book THE ART OF VIRTUE , * because it would have shown the means & manner of obtaining virtue , which would have distinguished it from the mere exhortation to be good , that does ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
Copyright | |
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able advantage American appeared attend become Benjamin Franklin body Boston building called carried character common conduct considered continued electricity England equal experience father fire friends gave give given greater hand hospital improvement inhabitants inoculation interest keep kind lately laws least leave less letters lightning living matter means mind nature never observed occasion opinion passed Pennsylvania persons Philadelphia Poor Poor Richard pounds practice present principles printer printing produce proposed published Quaker Question reason received representative respect says serve shilling side society soon success taken things thought tion took town turn virtue whole writing wrote
Bibliographic information
| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 18 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |