 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...wasting time must be/ as poor Richard says, 'the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found again; and what we...enough, always proves little enough:' let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...wasting time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall 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 overtake his business at night; while laziness... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...wasting time must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we...makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...wasting time must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us," lost time is never found again ; and what we...makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce otertake his business at night; while... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always proves little enough. Things past, present, and to come, are strangely uniform, and of a colour ; so that upon the matter... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then up,...makes all things difficult, but industry all easy , and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night: while... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
..." time must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatest " prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost " time is never found again ; and what...us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; for by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth " makes all things difficult, but industry... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...proves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth makes all things...industry all easy," as poor Richard says; and, "he who riseth late, must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night ; while laziness... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "... | |
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Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough : let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry... 
