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BenjaminFranklin
WhenIwasachildofsevenyearsold,myfriends,onaholiday,filledmyocketwithcoers。Iwentatoncetoashowheretheysoldtoysforchildren。BeingcharmedwiththesoundofawhistlethatIhadseenbytheway,inthehandsofanotherboy,Ihandedoverallmymoneyforone。Ithencamehome,andwentwhistlingalloverthehouse,muchleasedwithmywhistle,butdisturbingallthefamily。Mybrothersandsistersandcousins,whenItoldofthebargainIhadmade,saidIhadgivenfourtimesasmuchasthewhistlewasworth。TheyutmeinmindofwhatgoodthingsImighthaveboughtwiththerestofthemoney,andlaughedatmesomuchformyfollythatIcriedwithvexation。Thinkingaboutthemattergavememorechagrinthanthewhistlegavemeleasure。
This,however,wasafterwardsofusetome,fortheimressioncontinuedonmymind,sothatoften,whenIwastemtedtobuysomethingIdidnotneed,Isaidtomyself,
"Dontgivetoomuchforthewhistle,
"andIsavedmymoney。AsIgrewu,cameintotheworld,andobservedtheactionsofmen,IthoughtImetwithmany,verymany,who
"gavetoomuchforthewhistle。
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