| 1853 - 446 pages
...most precious, wasting time must be,' as Poor Richard says, ' the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found...industry all easy ; and he that riseth late, must toil all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night : while laziness travels so slowly> that... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...wasting time must be," äs poor Richard says, „the greatest prodigality;" since. äs he elsewhere teils us, „lost time is never found again; and what we...the purpose: so by diligence shall we do more with les.« perplexity. „Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late... | |
| Oliver Oldham - Readers (Secondary) - 1854 - 406 pages
...bad man, said, " I shall take care so to live that nobody will believe them." SLOTH versus INDUSTRY. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all...and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarcely overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, 'Lost time ia never found again : and what we call time enough,...makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard says ; and ' he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...moist precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, ' the greatest prodigality ; ' since, ns he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found...and doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we uo more with less perplexity. ' Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, and he that... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American prose literature - 1856 - 592 pages
...as he elsewhere tells us, Loti time i$ never found again; and what we cull lime enough, always prows little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing...perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but indus ry all easy: and Ht that riieth late muel trot all day, and ikall scarce overtake hit business... | |
| William Chambers - 1856 - 444 pages
...tho most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, "the greatest prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found...always proves little enough. Let us, then, up and bo doing, and bo doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth... | |
| William Chambers - Conduct of life - 1858 - 378 pages
...the most precious, wasting time must be,' as poor Richard says, 'the greatest prodigality;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found...makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard says ; and ' He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves littte enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do... | |
| Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - French language - 1858 - 362 pages
...us, ' Lost time is never found again ;6 and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.'7 Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : s so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. ' Sloth makes all things difficult, but... | |
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