 The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice...  The Monthly critical gazette - Page 3911824Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. . The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer : but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that can affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...heard by a creditor makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your -voice at a tavern when you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man-s credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; bul if he seea you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, Avhen you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most ending actions that can affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiardtable, or hears your voice at a tavern when you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that can affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiardtable, or hears your voice at a tavern when you should be at work,... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest-a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer : but if he sees you at the billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...money an hoar beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse forever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...heard by a creditor, makes, him easy six months longer ; but if he sees- you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affects a man's credft are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
 | Letter writing - 1818 - 254 pages
...hundred pounds. So much in stock, briskly turned by an industrious man, produces great advantages. The most trifling actions, that affect a man's credit, are to be regarded. The sound of a hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him. easy six months... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1818 - 178 pages
...money an hour beyond, ihe time promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend'з pur*e for ever. The most trifling actions, that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. — The sound of ihe hammer at five in the mornmg, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, nrihes him easy six months... | |
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