 A little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe...  Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature - Page 369by H. Nolte - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Orville Luther Holley - Inventors - 1848 - 522 pages
...men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it ; but a man's own care is profitable ; for, If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like,...breed great •mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken... | |
 | Harvey Prindle Peet - 1849 - 438 pages
...Mr. is about to publish a book. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, overtaken and killed by the enemy." All for want of a nail in time. Horses are very uneasy and restless... | |
 | 1851 - 112 pages
...more damage than want of knowledge. Not to overlook workmen is to leave them your purse open. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. If a man knows not how to save as he gets, he may keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and... | |
 | Charles Simmons - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1852 - 564 pages
...there is no fear of your not being one in adversity. Franklin. A penny saved is a penny got. Ib. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Build your house to live in, not to look at. Ed. If you wish to economize in living, pay down for everything.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it;' but a man's own care is profitable; for, ' if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like,...want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by... | |
 | 1853 - 446 pages
...this world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it;' but a man's own care is profitable. 'A little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...the gifts we bestow do not cost us a single privation ? — Degerando. SELF-DEPENDENCE. — If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. — Franklin. SELF-DISCIPLINE. — That discipline which corrects the eagerness of worldly passions,... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1853 - 250 pages
...him. You might have suceeeded, had you tried. Pursuing my thoughts, I sat down hy my tahle. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Underline the adjuncts in these ; — John was a remarkahly diligent man. That man has written an excellent... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...are saved, not by f'aith, but by the want of it;" but a man's own care is profitable; for, „if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like,...want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost," being overtaken and slain by... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it;' but a man's own care is profitable, for 'If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like,...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
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