 | Columbia University. Department of Philosophy - Philosophy - 1925 - 422 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...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... | |
 | Robert Shafer - American literature - 1926 - 1410 pages
...wasting Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells ad fancy in risetk late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - American literature - 1927 - 1288 pages
...ivasting of 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...that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtoil his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,... | |
 | William Gardiner - Conduct of life - 1927 - 328 pages
...wasting of 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...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake... | |
 | Sydney George Fisher - 1926 - 446 pages
...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...Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all Things easy, as Poor Richard says ; and He that riseth late, must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake... | |
 | Lillian Watson - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1988 - 356 pages
...of. 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. Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth... | |
 | Hal A. Lingerman - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1988 - 356 pages
...the greatest prodigality. Lost time is never found again; what we call time enough always proves too little enough; let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose. By diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Benjamin Franklin Meditation Today you can tune... | |
 | Richard Deforest Erickson - Psychology - 1994 - 108 pages
...Franklin: "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...diligence shall we do more with less perplexity." While some of the readers will say immediately, "Amen", and "Of course, this is most certainly true!",... | |
 | Stephen M. Best - Literary Criticism - 2010 - 375 pages
...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"). 81 In this colony of idleness, this province beyond work, the cakewalk emerges as an odd mirror of... | |
 | Stephen M. Best - History - 2004 - 384 pages
...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").81 In this colony of idleness, this province beyond work, the Cakewalk emerges as an odd mirror... | |
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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... 
