So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business, but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, "keep his nose all his life to the grindstone,... Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth - Page 7by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will;" andi " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...grindstone, and d not worth a groat at last." "A fat kitchen mak a lean will," as poor Richard says; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women for tea, forsook spinning andknittin and men for punch forsook hewing and splitting "If you would be wealthy," says he, in anotr... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " Keep his nose,...getting, " Since women, for tea, forsook spinning and knitting, " And men, for punch, forsook hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy, think of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...these we must, add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen mates a lean wilJ ;" and " Many estates are spent in the getting. Since women for tea forsook spinning... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, « keep his nose...grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchiti makes a lean will; and " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...Many estates are spent in the getting Since women tor tea forsook spinning and knitting. And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." ' " If you... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...we must addfrugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. " A man may," if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...groat at last." " A fat kitchen. " makes a lean will ;" " Many estntes are spent in the getting, " Since women for tea forsook spioning and knitting, "... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knmvs not how to save as he gets. " keep his nose all his...groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor Richard says ; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women for tea, forsook... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...certainly i uccessful. A man, may, if lie knows not how to save ee he gets, " keep his nose all hi* life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last." «' A fat kitchen makec a lean vi 111," as poor Rkhard says j and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women... | |
| John Ely - Readers - 1817 - 124 pages
...a good servant, serve yourself. Handle your tools without mittins. Acat in gloves catches no mice. Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting ; And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. 35. If you would be rich, think of saving,... | |
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