So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business, but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, "keep his nose all his life to the grindstone,... Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth - Page 7by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 288 lehteFull view - About this book
| Henry Newton Stevens - 1862 - 482 lehte
...Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly fuccefsl.ul. A Man may, if he knows not how to fave as he gets, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone, :MU1 die not worth -A Groat at laft. A fat Kitchen makes a lean Will, as Poor Richard fays ; and, Many... | |
| Alphonse Mariette - 1863 - 400 lehte
...we must add frugality, if • we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, "keep his nose all...at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;" and, " If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting : the Indies have not made Spain rich,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 lehte
...frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to s^ve as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a eroal at last."* " A fat kitchen makes a lean will]" as poor Richard says j and, . . " Many estates... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1865 - 410 lehte
...better than take the worthy Mentor for our text, and from it address our remarks. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will." " Man; estates are spent in getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning auJ knitting. And men for... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 lehte
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all...die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a kan will. " Away, then, with your expensive follies, and you will not then have so much cause to complain... | |
| Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 lehte
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, ' Keep his nose...kitchen makes a lean will ;' and — ' Many estates arc spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook... | |
| William H. Ablett - 1867 - 94 lehte
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, ' keep his nose...getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' If you would be wealthy, think of saving,... | |
| Pamphilius (pseud.) - 1869 - 282 lehte
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose...groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as Poor Richard says ; and, "Many estates are spent in the getting; Since n-omen for tea forsook spinning... | |
| 1869 - 430 lehte
...better than take the worthy Mentor for our text, and from it address our remarks. A man may, if ha knows not how to save as he gets, "keep his nose all...a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will." " Many estates are spent in getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning ani knitting, And men for... | |
| 1872 - 660 lehte
...these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all...groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will. " And further : What maintains one vice would bring up two children. You may think, perhaps, that a little... | |
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