Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a, Minute, throw not away an Hour. Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth - Page 5by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 288 lehteFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 312 lehte
...hour.- Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will ohtain, hut the lazy man never ; so that, as poor Richard says,...imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort than lahour ? No ; for, as poor Richard says, l Trouhles spring from idleness, and grievous toils from needless... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 lehte
...gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.' Leisure is time for doing something useful . this leisure the diligent...Richard says, ' A life of leisure and a life of laziness aio two things.' DC you imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort than labour? No; for, as poor... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 lehte
...thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.' Leisure is time for doing somethinguseful : this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for, ' A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many without labor, would live by... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 lehte
...gain leisure ; and, since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for Jl life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many, without labor, would live by... | |
| 1837 - 352 lehte
...praters may suggest an idea, if they cannot start one. The Rev. CC Cation. 253. Leisure is time for doing something useful : this leisure the diligent...will obtain, but the lazy man never; so that, as poor Kichard lays, A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Franklin, 254. Why Honor is... | |
| John Taylor - 1839 - 258 lehte
...SELECT PASSAGES than a dangerous churm that might corrupt him.—St. Evremond. Leisure is time for doing something useful: this leisure the diligent...says, A life of leisure and a life of laziness are tn-o things.—Franklin. DCCCLXV. Mendicants.—Mendicantsj^iave great comforts; they require a good... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 lehte
...gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour." Leisure is time for doing something useful : this leisure the diligent...poor Richard says, " A life of leisure and a life of laziness-are two things." Do you imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort than labour ? No;... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 lehte
...useful : this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but tho lazy man never ; so that, as poor Riehard says, ' A life of leisure and a life of laziness are...things.' Do you imagine that sloth will afford you more eomfort than labour! No; for, as poor Riehard says, ' Troubles spring from idleness, and grievous toils... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 lehte
...gain leisure ; and since tUou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hoar.' Leisure is time for doing something useful : this leisure the diligent...never; so that, as poor Richard says, ' A life of leicure and a life of laziness are two things.' Do you imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 lehte
...gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.' Leisure is time for doing something useful : this leisure the diligent...never; so that, as poor Richard says, ' A life of leiI gure and a life of laziness are two things.' Do you imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort... | |
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