 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...say, " Must a man afford himself no leisure ?" I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says; <( Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure...diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never; for, " A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many, without labour, would live by... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says, ' Employ thy time well, if thou means to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.' Leisure is lime in doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...meanest to gain leisure; and since tliou art not sure of a minute, throw net POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK. away an hour." Leisure is time for doing something...man will obtain, but the lazy man never; so that, as poor Richard says, ' "A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things." Do you imagine that... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...you say, "Must a man afford himself no leisure?" I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says; "Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and, since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.'' Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...say, " must a man afford himself no leisure ?" I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says ; " employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure...the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for " ft life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many, \\ithoutlabour, would live... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...no leisure ?" I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says: " employ thy time well, if thdu meanest to gain leisure; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away au hour." Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...friend, what Poor Richard says : " Employ thy time well, if " thou meanest to gain leisure," andj " Since thou art " not sure of a minute, throw not away...the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for, " A life of leisure, and a life of laziness are two things." "Many, without labour, would live... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...friend, what Poor Richard says ; " Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure , and, lince thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour."...something useful: this leisure the diligent man will •btain, but the laxy man never; for, "A life »f leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many,... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...man afford himself no leisure? — I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says: "Employ lliy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and' since thou art not sure of a minute,- throw not Sway an hour." Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will obtain,... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...thy time well, if thou mean • est to g»in leisure ; and sinc# thou art not sure of a minute, thiow not away an hour." Leisure is time for doing something'...man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; so that, as poor Richard says, " A life of. leisure and a life of laziness are two things." ' ' •'— V' *.-:Vs... | |
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Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour. 
