 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
..." I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth like rust, consumes faster than labor... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...I. It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...one-tenth part of their tune, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...RICHARD. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by' bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Readers - 1839 - 428 pages
...RICHARD. IT would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more: sloth, by bringing on disease absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 pages
...Almanac. * It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that ia spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments, or amusements... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 pages
...Richard " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...cable IT would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of then- time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more: sloth, by bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...1. • It would be thought a hard government that should lax its people one-tenth part of their lime to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes...shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the key often used is always bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love... | |
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... or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. 
