 And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.  The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol - Page 98edited by - 1813Full view - About this book
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 858 pages
...Three removes are as bad as a fire :' and ag.ïin, ' Keep thy shop, nnd thy shop will keep thee :' and again, • If you would have your business done,...must either hold or drive.' And again, 'The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands :' and again, ' Want of саге does us m.pre damage... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...again, 'three removes is as bad as a fire;' and again, 'keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee;' and again, 'if you would have your business done,...' He that by the plough would thrive Himself must cither hold or drive.' And again, ' the eye of a master will do more work than both his hands ;' and... | |
 | 1853 - 446 pages
...' Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.' And again; 'If you would have your business donego ; if not, send.' And again, ' He that by the plough...either hold or drive.' " And again ; ' The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.' And again ; ' Want of care does us more damage than... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 414 pages
...previous conduct to the fair sex. "Madam," said he, "you may depend upon it this is my last folly." He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. EVERY thing useful or necessary is cheapest; walking is the most useful exercise; water the best drink;... | |
 | Arnold B. Cheyney - Education - 1982 - 128 pages
...garden overflow. It He that would thrive Must rise at five; He that hath thriven May lie till seven; And he that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Literary Criticism - 1986 - 90 pages
...you shall have Corn to sell and to keep. Laziness travels so slowly that Poverty soon overtakes him. He that by the Plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive. Knaves & Nettles are akin ; stroak 'em kindly, yet they'll sting. Life with Fools consists in Drinking... | |
 | Robert Andrews - Reference - 1989 - 414 pages
...management of ordinary business is the want of imagination. William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English essayist The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman The good governor should have a broken leg... | |
 | Ian Dyck - Biography & Autobiography - 1992 - 340 pages
...solidarity among workers were now commonplace. The new moral and economic resolve of the labourers was that He that by the plough would thrive, . . . himself must either hold or drive.43 Along with the labourers Cobbett was edging from a vertical to a horizontal perspective of... | |
 | Herman Jensen - Literary Collections - 1993 - 530 pages
...business that his master won't go for, there will be defects (in the way it is done). 2644, 2649. " And he that by the plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive." " If you wish a thing done, go ; if not, send." 2644. "Let him that is itchy scratch himself." 2643.... | |
 | Various - History - 1994 - 676 pages
...And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee; and again, If you would have your Business done, go;...The Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands; and again, Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge; and again, Not to oversee... | |
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