| Barbara B. Oberg, Harry S. Stout - Religion - 1993 - 241 pages
...less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late, must trot all Day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee; and Early to Bed,... | |
| Various - History - 1994 - 676 pages
...less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee; and Early to Bed,... | |
| Caroline Postelle Clotfelter - Business & Economics - 1996 - 356 pages
...while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep. Let us then be up and doing. He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night. How much more [time] than is necessary do we spend in sleep! . . . forgetting that the sleeping fox... | |
| Brian Jackson - England, Northern - 1998 - 202 pages
...than wishbones. Laziness makes all things difficult but industry makes all easy; and he that riscth late must trot all day and shall scarce overtake his...travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him. So said Benjam1n Franklin, American statesman and scientist, the inventor of the lightning conductor.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 76 pages
...would double his troubles. Don't throw stones at your neighbours', if your own Windows are glass. He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night. He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that can compose books. After crosses and losses, men... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 588 pages
...less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, drive thy business, let not that drive thee; and early to bed,... | |
| Walter Isaacson - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 576 pages
...laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, drive thy business, let not that drive thee; and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. "So what signifies wishing and hoping for better times. We may... | |
| Robert E. Belknap - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 284 pages
...less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late, must trot all Day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee; and Early to Bed,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Reference - 2004 - 320 pages
...less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late, must trot all Day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee; and Early to Bed,... | |
| Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - Self-Help - 2004 - 132 pages
...are sleep-deprived. Which, of course, makes it awfully hard to do your best during daylight. *ยป He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, This is the crux of Franklin's philosophy of getting up with the sun, using time productively, and... | |
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