| Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
...with less perplexity. ' Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he thatriseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...wealthy, and wise,' as Poor Richard says. " So what signify wishing and hoping for better times? We may make these times better, if we bestir ourselves.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...latiness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read ir. 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 sigirfies wishing and hoping for better times ?... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...Richard suys ; mi1' ' he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall sen rev overtake his husiness at night ; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we rend ia poor Richard; who ndds, -Drive thy husiness, let not that drive thee ;- and, ' Early... | |
| Golden rules - 1835 - 44 pages
...evident. — Sir W. Temple. 12 Slutli. — Sloth makbs all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce...travels so slowly,, that poverty soon overtakes him. — Franklin. , Confidence. — Trust him with little, who without proofs trusts you with every thing—... | |
| 1835 - 298 pages
...do more, with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all easy ;" and " he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce...while "laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon Orel-takes him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee; and early to bed, and early to rise, makes... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...indnstry nil easy; and he that riseth late mnst trot all day, and shall searee overtake his bnsiness at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive tby bnsiness, let not that drive thec: and early to hed, and early to rise, makes a man healtby, wealtby,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...'Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard says; and, 'he thatriseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...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... | |
| Readers - 1839 - 428 pages
...shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy: and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce...healthy, wealthy, and wise," as Poor Richard says. is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country and your king. Handle your tools without... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...industry all easy,' as poor Riehard says ; and ' He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall searee overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read in poor Riehard ; who adds, ' Drive thy lusiness, let not that drive thee f and ' Early... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 624 pages
...with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and He that riseth te must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business...a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, as Poor Richard savs. " So what signifies wishing and hoping for better times ? We may make these times better, if... | |
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