 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...the grave,' as poor Richard says. 'If time he of all things the most precious, wasting time must he (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality;'...enough, always proves little enough.' Let us then up and he doing, and doing to the purpose : so hy diligence shall ws do more with less perplexity. 'Sloth... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...the grave," as poor Richard says. "If time he of all things the most precious, wasting time must he (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality :"...enough, always proves little enough." Let us then up and he doing, and doing to the purpose ; so hy diligence shall we do more with 1ess perplexity. " Sloth... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 pages
...grave, as Poor Richard says. i ' ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; 'since,...things difficult, but industry all easy ; and He that riscth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while Laziness travels... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 pages
...says. "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality; since "lost time is never found again; and what we call...time enough always proves little enough;" let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. "Sloth... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 292 pages
...with less perplexity. 'Sloth 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 Ms business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read... | |
 | William Euen - 1848 - 164 pages
...of themselves. 6. The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and there is sleeping enough in the grave. 7. Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough proves little enough. 8. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy. 9. He that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1851 - 318 pages
...the grave,' as poor Richard says. 'If time be of all things the most precious, wasting nme must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;'...enough, always proves little enough.' Let us then up and he doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. 'Sloth... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 pages
...grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be, of all things, the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, "the greatest prodigality;"..." Lost time is never found again; and what we call tirrte enough, always proves little enough." Let us, then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;... | |
 | 1851 - 112 pages
...made of. If time be above all tbings the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Sloth makes all things difficult ; but industry, all easy. He that riseth late must trot all day, and... | |
 | 350 pages
...and Stoneman's in Paternoster Row. To give you a specimen of them. Talking about industry he says : ' Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy' and,' He that riseth late must be hot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that... | |
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If Time be of all Things 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 little enough... 
