| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 489 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-461) and index. |
| Contents |
The first mistake in public business is the going into it 1776 -- Half the truth is often a great lie 1776-1777 -- Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead 1777 -- The cat in gloves catches no mice 1777-1778 -- There is no such thing as a little enemy 1778 -- Admiration is the daughter of ignorance 1778 -- Success has ruined many a man 1779 -- Everyone has wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbors 1780 -- The sting of a reproach is the truth of it 1780-1781 -- Those who in quarrels interpose may get bloody nose 1782 -- The absent are never without fault 1783 -- Creditors have better memories than debtors 1784-1785. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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France -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783.
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| ISBN |
0805066330 |
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