 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...the minds of ethers, and persuade them to the adoption-of the measures I have suggested. And since the chief ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I could wish that intelligent and well-meaning men would not themselves diminish the powers they possessof... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...on the minds of others, and persuade them to the adoption of the measures I had suggested. And since the chief ends of conversation are, to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I could wish that intelligent and well-meaning men would not themselves diminish the powers they possess... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...or I should not think it so or so, for such and such reasons; or, / imagine it to be so ; or, It is so if I am not mistaken. This habit, I believe, has...informed ; to please, or to persuade; I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner, that seldom... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...should not think it so or so, for such and such reasons, or / imagine it to be so, or, It is so if lam not mistaken. This habit, I believe, has been of great...conversation are to inform, or to be informed ; to please, or topersuade ; I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...mistaken. This habit I believe has been of great advantage to me, when I have had occasion to inculeate my opinions, and persuade men into measures that I...been from time to time engaged in promoting; and as fhc chief ends of conversation are. to inform, or to be informed, to please or to persuade; I wish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...I should not think it so, for such and such reasons; or I imagine it to be so; or it is so, if lam not mistaken. This habit I believe has been of great advantage to me, when I have had occasion to inculeate my opinions, and persuade men into measures that I have been from time to I. D time engaged... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 758 pages
...to impress my opinions on the minds of others, or to persuade men to adopt my sentiments. And since the chief ends of conversation are, to inform, or to be informed, to please or to persuade, let me intreat that intelligent and well-meaning men would not themselves diminish the power they possess... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...the minds of others, and persuade them to the adoption of the measures I have suggested. And since the chief ends of conversation, are to inform or to be informed, • to please or to persuade, I could wish that intelligent and well-meaning men would not themselves diminish the powers they possess... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...undoubtedly, or any others that might give the appearance of being obstinately attached to my opinion. 22 This habit I believe has been of great advantage to...or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...appears to me so and so : it is so, if I am not greatly mistaken." " This habit, I believe," he says, " has been of great advantage to me, when I have had...informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive, assuming manner, that seldom... | |
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I should think it so or so, for such and such reasons," or "I imagine it to be so," or "It is so if I am not mistaken." This habit, I believe, has been of great advantage to me when I have had occasion to inculcate my opinions and persuade men into measures... 
