 ... as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and...  Essays and Letters - Page 75by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 567 pages
...be," as Poor Richard « fays, " the greateft prodigality;" fince, as he • elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found " again ; and what we call time...:" Let us then up and ' be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by di• ligence fliall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | Books - 1780
...mud be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe; fo by diligence fhall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | several hands - 1780
...rnuft be," as Poor RicKafd fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe; fo by diligence (hall we do more with lefs perplexity. *' Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | 1780
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofc ; fo by diligence fhall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791
...time muft be (as poor Richard fays} the gr-eateft prodigality ;" finee, as he elfewhere tells, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough," Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by diligence fliall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 20 pages
...sleep! forgetting that "The sleeping fox catches - no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. ' If time be...doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the grcateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loll time is never found again; and what we call time enough...enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe : fo by diligence (hall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | 1797 - 1120 pages
...be," as Poor Richard fays, «« the greateft prodigality ;" fince, ai he elfcwhere tells us, " Loll time is never found again; and what we call time enough...enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpoie : fo by diligence (hall we do more with lels perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
 | Luigi Cornaro - Conduct of life - 1802 - 321 pages
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by diligence fhall we do more 'with -lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,... | |
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