 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 - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...trifling actions that aff«ct a man's credit are to he regarded. The sound of your hammer at five m the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months lonjiei : bul il he sees you at a billiard-tahle, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...money an hour beyond the time yon promised, lest a 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 bammer at five in the morning, or nine .at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1833 - 286 pages
...money an hour 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,... | |
 | Readers - 1833 - 224 pages
...promised, lest a disappointment sliat up your friend's purse for ever. 7. The most trifling actions which affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes Aim easy six months lunger. 8. But if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 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 a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...trifling actions that aliict a man's ere. dit are to he regarded. The sound of your hammer at five m the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer: but if he sees you at a hill ia id-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should he at work,... | |
 | Golden rules - 1835 - 44 pages
...delicate act of justice highly honourable to the benefactor. — Cogan's Ethical Quest. Credit. — 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 - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...for ever. The most trifling actions that effect a man's eredit are to he regarded. The sonnd of yonr hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a ereditor, makes him easy six months longer : bnt if he secs yon at a billiard table, or hears yonr... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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 a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
 | Artemas Bowers Muzzey - Young men - 1836 - 200 pages
...even in his worldly business. " The most trifling actions," it was well said by Franklin, " that can affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, will make him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at... | |
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