 Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that' s 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...  Essays and Letters - Page 75by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Chambers - Conduct of life - 1858 - 378 pages
...is spent in idle employments or amusements that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the key often used is always bright,' as poor Richard says. 'But dost thou love life? then do not squander... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; icliile the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thoit love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard... | |
 | Hugh Stowell Brown - Baptists - 1859 - 428 pages
...Richard's" commentator is down upon the idle folk ; and very properly ; he will not tolerate idleness ; " Dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." There is much time squandered; most men certainly work six days in the week, when work is to be had... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1859 - 482 pages
...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 f then do not squander time ; for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1860 - 444 pages
...employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes...labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as poorBichard says. ' But dostthou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is... | |
 | 1860 - 836 pages
...rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright. Dost thou love life, thc-n do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry,... | |
 | Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1860 - 360 pages
...nous. * sexpliquer ; or, dire sa fafon while the key often used is always bright,'1 as poor Eichard says. ' But dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of/2 as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Apprentices - 1861 - 304 pages
...— " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always 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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 pages
...related to this subject. The following are among the maxims which he uttered in his riper years :— » " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright." " But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 pages
...is spent in idle employments, or amusements that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the key often used is always bright. jij'mnll tTljtngs'. The nerve of a tooth, not so large as a fine needle,... | |
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