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" Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary... "
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by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pages
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...always bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of,' as poor Richard says....the grave,' as poor Richard says. 'If time be of all thing8 tho 'r-0s' precious,' wasting ' time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...always bright,' as poor Richard says. 'But dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of,' as poor Richard, says....sleeping enough in the grave,' as poor Richard says. ' Jf time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...always bright,' as poor Richard says. 'But dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of,' as poor Richard says....sleeping enough in the grave,' as poor Richard says. ' Jf time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...always bright,' as Poor Richard says, ^16 ^ "'But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for Jw that is the stuff life is made of,' as Poor Richard says. How K much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' The sleeping fox catches no...
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Practical Morality; Or, A Guide to Men and Manners: Consisting of Lord ...

Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...always bright," as Poor Richard says, — " But dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. How much more than is nncessary do we spend in sleep ; forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry," and " there...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...time, for that's the stufi'life is mnde of,' as poor Richard sa>s. How much more than is recessary do we spend in sleep .' forgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, andthut there will he sleeping enough in the grave/ as poor Richard says. ' If time he of all things...
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The Bristol Job Nott, Or, Labouring Man's Friend, Issue 1

Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...always bright,' as Poor Richard says. — 'liut dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of/ as Poor Richard...Poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the more precious, wasting time must be/ as Poor Richard says, ' the greatest prodigality ;' since, аз...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...made of," as poor Richard says. How * {nuch more than is necessary do we spend in sleep* £irgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' BS poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...squander time, for that's the stufflife is mnde of,- as poor Richard sals. How much more than is recessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will he sleeping enough in the grave,' 43 poor Richard says. ' If time he of all things the roost precious,...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 6

1835 - 298 pages
...is always bright," as Poor Richard says. But, " dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as Poor Richard...sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. If lime be of all things the most precious, "wasting tune must be," us Poor Richard says, " the greatest...
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