From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin
From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin
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" I think opinions should be judged of by their influences 238 BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD.
and effects ; and if man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or more vicious, it may be concluded he holds none that are dangerous, — which, I hope, is the case with me.
" I am sorry you should have any uneasiness on my ac- count, and, if it were a thing possible for one to alter his opinions in order to please another's, I know none whom I ought more willingly to oblige in that respect than yourselves.... But, since it is no more in a man's power to think than to look like another, methinks all that should be expected from me is to keep my mind open to conviction ; to hear patiently, and examine attentively, whatever is offered me for that end ; and, if after all I continue in the same errors, I believe your usual charity will induce you rather to pity and excuse than blame me ; in the mean time your care and concern for me is what I am very thankful for.
" My mother grieves that one of her sons is an Arian, another an Arminian ; what an Arminian or an Arian is, I can not say that I very well know.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" I think opinions should be judged of by their influences 238 BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD.
and effects ; and if man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or more vicious, it may be concluded he holds none that are dangerous, — which, I hope, is the case with me.
" I am sorry you should have any uneasiness on my ac- count, and, if it were a thing possible for one to alter his opinions in order to please another's, I know none whom I ought more willingly to oblige in that respect than yourselves.... But, since it is no more in a man's power to think than to look like another, methinks all that should be expected from me is to keep my mind open to conviction ; to hear patiently, and examine attentively, whatever is offered me for that end ; and, if after all I continue in the same errors, I believe your usual charity will induce you rather to pity and excuse than blame me ; in the mean time your care and concern for me is what I am very thankful for.
" My mother grieves that one of her sons is an Arian, another an Arminian ; what an Arminian or an Arian is, I can not say that I very well know.
What to read after From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898 to read onlineMoreLess
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