Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, 10. numberG. Nicholson, 1796 - 20 pages |
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... diligence we shall do more with less perplexity . " Sloth makes all things difficult , but industry all easy ; and he that riseth late , must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so ...
... diligence we shall do more with less perplexity . " Sloth makes all things difficult , but industry all easy ; and he that riseth late , must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so ...
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... Diligence is the mother of good luck , and God gives all things to industry . Then plow deep , while sluggards sleep , and you shall have corn to sell and to keep . " Work while it is call- ed to - day , for you know not how much you ...
... Diligence is the mother of good luck , and God gives all things to industry . Then plow deep , while sluggards sleep , and you shall have corn to sell and to keep . " Work while it is call- ed to - day , for you know not how much you ...
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... diligent man will obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis- ure and a life of laziness are two things . Many , without labour , would live by their wits only , but they break for want of stock ; " whereas industry gives ...
... diligent man will obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis- ure and a life of laziness are two things . Many , without labour , would live by their wits only , but they break for want of stock ; " whereas industry gives ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the ..., 10. number Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH