 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.  Essays and Letters - Page 76by Benjamin Franklin - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 lehte
...necessary do we spend in sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/ as poor Richard says....enough, always proves little enough:' let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 lehte
...necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard...found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 lehte
...necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard...Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 lehte
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. 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... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 lehte
...we spend in sleep ! forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry," and that " There will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard...us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; for by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth " makes all things difficult, but industry... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then up, and be doing and doing to the purpose, so... | |
 | 1812 - 314 lehte
...necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 lehte
...do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that *' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard...be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost time is never found again ; and what Recall time enough always... | |
 | 1821 - 156 lehte
...we spend in sleep ! forgetting, that, • the ' sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard...call time enough always proves little enough.' Let , then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall 105 we do more with less... | |
 | 1821 - 24 lehte
...•' then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. " If mm be of all things the most precious, wasting time must...greatest prodigality !' since, as he elsewhere tells ue, • Lout time ¡a never found again ; and wbal we call time enough always proves little enough.'... | |
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