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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ... - Page 1045
by Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 1120 pages
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable ...

Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1873 - 266 pages
...in no other," as poor Richard says, and scarce in that; for it is true, " we may give advice, but WP cannot give conduct;" however, remember this, " they...be helped; and farther, that " if you will not hear reason, she will surely wrap your knuckles," as poor Richard says. Thus the old gentleman ended his...
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The book of good devices, ed. by G. Golding

Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...Experience keeps a dear n> school, but fools will learn in no other, as poor Richard »j says, and scarce in that ; for, it is true, We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. However, remember this — j? They that will not be counselled, cannot be helped ; and further, that, If you will not hear...
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Public Ledger Almanacs: For the Years 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875

Almanacs, American - 1870 - 684 pages
...dear school, but fools will learn in no other," as ', poor Richard says, and scarce in that, for, it j is true, "we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct;" however, remember this : "They that will not be counseled cannot be helped," and farther that " if you will not hear Reason, she j will surely rap...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Jeremiah Chaplin - Biography & Autobiography - 1876 - 416 pages
...will learn in no other," as Poor Richard says: and scarce in that, for it is true "We may give advicet but we cannot give conduct." However, remember this...that will not be counselled, cannot be helped;" and, further, "If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles," as Poor Richard says.' Thus...
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Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay: With Indexes...

Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...passed over. COLERIDGE. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarcely in that; for it is true we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. Remember this : they that will not be counselled cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason, she will...
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How to get on

Godfrey Golding - 1877 - 268 pages
...Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, as poor Richard says, and scarce in that ; for, it is true, We may give advice, but...that will not be counselled, cannot be helped ; and further, that, If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles, as poor Richard says.'...
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The Holborn Series of Reading Books. Instructive Reader

Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 pages
...Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other,' as Poor Richard says ; and scarce in that, for, it is true, ' We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.' However, remember this : ' If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles,' as Poor Richard says." Thus the...
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Carleton's Hand-book of Popular Quotations

Quotations, English - 1877 - 362 pages
...Fruition. Experience. — EXPERIENCE keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct — B. FRANKLIN. — EXPERIENCE does take dreadfully high school-wages, but he teaches like no other....
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The national thrift reader

Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 pages
...And now to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school ; but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give advice, but we...that will not be counselled, cannot be helped ;' and further, that ' If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles.' " Newgate. The London...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1909 - 280 pages
...And now, to conclude, " experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that ; " for it is true, " we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct," as Poor Richard says. However, remember this : " they that won't be counseled can't be helped," as...
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