 | William M. Thayer - Apprentices - 1861 - 304 pages
...bright." " But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that... | |
 | Perseverance - Biography - 1862 - 310 pages
...been translated into several languages. The following short extract will give an idea of the whole — "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting...enough, always proves little enough. Let, us, then be up and doing, and doing to some purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more, with less perplexity.'... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...deeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping <m<jugh in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious,...elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again ; ami what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most preeious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest...tells us, Lost time is never found again ; and what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 pages
...time than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry." If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest extravagance. Lost time is never found again. What we call time enough, always proves... | |
 | 1864 - 422 pages
...sleeping foxcatch'es no poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious,...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 ull things... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...sleeping fox catches no poultry and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as pool Uichard says. " If time be of all things the most precious,...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time ia never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough." Let us then up and... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...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 most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality;' since as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found again ; and what... | |
 | Apprentices - 1865 - 138 pages
...bright." "But dost thon love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that... | |
 | James Currie (A.M.) - 1866 - 204 pages
...beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch.—BUTLER EXEBCISE CXLVII. INDUSTEY. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatot prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost time is never found again, and what we... | |
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How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. 
