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... thou love life , then do not squander time , for that is the stuff life is inade 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 that there ...
... thou love life , then do not squander time , for that is the stuff life is inade 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 that there ...
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... thou meanest to gain leisure ; and , since thou art not sure of a minute throw not away an hour . " Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis ...
... thou meanest to gain leisure ; and , since thou art not sure of a minute throw not away an hour . " Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis ...
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... thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . " And again , “ At a great pennyworth pause a while : " he means , that perhaps the cheapness is apparent on- ly , and not real ; or the bargain , by straitening thee ...
... thou hast no need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . " And again , “ At a great pennyworth pause a while : " he means , that perhaps the cheapness is apparent on- ly , and not real ; or the bargain , by straitening thee ...
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... , resolved to wear my old . one a little longer . Reader , if thou wilt do the same , thy profit will be as great as mine.I am , as ever , thine to serve thee . RICHARD SAUNDERS , THE ADVANTAGES OF INDUSTRY . No man can be happy.
... , resolved to wear my old . one a little longer . Reader , if thou wilt do the same , thy profit will be as great as mine.I am , as ever , thine to serve thee . RICHARD SAUNDERS , THE ADVANTAGES OF INDUSTRY . No man can be happy.
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... thou , my prince , inform thyself of the sit- uation of thy people , that thou mayest redress their grievances and promote their welfare , consult not the wealthy merchants of Damascus , nor the proud lords of landed inheritance ; but ...
... thou , my prince , inform thyself of the sit- uation of thy people , that thou mayest redress their grievances and promote their welfare , consult not the wealthy merchants of Damascus , nor the proud lords of landed inheritance ; but ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH