Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary... Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Page 176by Benjamin Franklin - 1909 - 249 lehteFull view - About this book
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...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "The sleeping fox catches - no poultry,...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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 lehte
...stuff life is made of/ as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry,...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, '... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 lehte
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...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, "... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 lehte
...How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "Sloth makes all things... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 lehte
...staff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 lehte
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...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,"... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...life is made of," as Poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry,...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,... | |
| James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 lehte
...stuff life is " made of," as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry,"...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... | |
| 1812 - 314 lehte
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...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, "... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 lehte
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that *' the sleeping fox catches no poultry,..."If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, "... | |
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