 ... 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
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 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 of all things the more precious, wasting time must be/ as Poor Richard says, ' the greatest prodigality ;' since, аз... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1833 - 336 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 of...call time enough, always proves little enough ; " let из then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more, with less perplexity.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' BS poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the...prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost tune is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.' Let us then... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...the grave,' 43 poor Richard says. ' If time he of all things the roost precious, wasting time must he (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;- since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' I. oat time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.' Let... | |
 | 1835 - 538 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 of...prodigality ;" since as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost lime is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...grave," as Poor Richard says. If lime be of all things the most precious, "wasting tune must be," us Poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality :" since...us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and bo doing, and doing to the purpose,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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 of...tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what ice call time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...experience : the most ignorant, by necessity ; and beasts by nature. Cicero. 878. Wasting Time. — If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, always... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...! 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...little enough. Let us, then, up and be doing, and be doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things... | |
 | Readers - 1839 - 428 pages
...catch you idle ? Are you, then, your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, where there " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting...little enough. Let us, then, up and be doing, and be doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things... | |
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