本杰明·富兰克林/BenjaminFranklin
WhenIwasachildofsevenyearsold, myfriends, onaholiday, , inthehandsofanotherboy, , andwentwhistlingalloverthehouse, muchpleasedwithmywhistle, , whenItoldofthebargainIhadmade, , .
This, however, wasafterwardsofusetome, fortheimpressioncontinuedonmymind, sothatoften, whenIwastemptedtobuysomethingIdidnotneed, Isaidtomyself, "Don'tgivetoomuchforthewhistle," , cameintotheworld, andobservedtheactionsofmen, IthoughtImetwithmany, verymany, who "gavetoomuchforthewhistle." WhenIsawsomementooeagerforcourtfavour, wastinghistimeatcourtgatherings, givinguphisrest, hisliberty, hisvirtue, andperhapshisfriends, forroyalfavour, Isaidtomyself— "Thismangivestoomuchforthewhistle." WhenIsawanotherfondofpopularity, constantlytakingpartinpoliticalaffairs, neglectinghisownbusiness, andruiningitbyneglect, "Hepays, indeed," saidI, "toodearforhiswhistle."
