 | Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. I. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1833 - 336 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our' pride, and four times, as much...abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, arul something may be done for us; " God helps them that help themselves," as Poor Richard says. I.... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We arc taxed twice &s much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement. — FRANKLIN. 82 83 BOUNDLESSNESS OF THE CREATION. ABOUT the time of the invention of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...in others, and much more grievous to some of us. ' We are taxed twice as mucn by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon aflf that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...them that help themselves;' as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement.—FEANKLIN. THE HORN OF THE ALPS. WHAT time, behind the distant rock, Slow sinks the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...deliver us, hy allowing an ahatement. However, let UK hearken to good ndvice, and something may he done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Ahuannc. " It would he thought a hard government that Should tax its people one-tenth part of their... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1835 - 262 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for usj "God helps them that help themselves," as poor Richard says. I. It will be thought a hard government... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something maybe done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. 'It... | |
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The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharg-e them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,... 
