 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 lehte
...smallest matters, because sometimes, ' A little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horsa was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;* being overtaken and slain by the enemy,... | |
 | 430 lehte
...the man who was to blame for the well-known catastrophe, thus popularly related — -" For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the man was lost." Gallio was a Don't Care, of whom the Scriptures say, " He cared for none of these things."... | |
 | Ralph Gardiner - 1849 - 280 lehte
...public-houses. Yet only two dozen (loaves) could be had on both sides the Tyne ! (2) " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want... | |
 | 1893 - 642 lehte
...familiar with the proverbial proposition negativing, in a sense, the doctrine de minimii — " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost ; for want of arider [carrying despatches implied] the... | |
 | 1851 - 112 lehte
...does us more damage than want of knowledge. Not to overlook workmen is to leave them your purse open. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. If a man knows not how to save as he gets, he may keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1852 - 564 lehte
...prosperity; there is no fear of your not being one in adversity. Franklin. A penny saved is a penny got. Ib. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Build your house to live in, not to look at. Ed. If you wish to economize in living, pay down for everything.... | |
 | 1852 - 596 lehte
...was to blame for the well-known catastrophe, thus popularly related: " For want of a nail the shoo was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for a want of a horse the man was lost." Oallio was a Don't Care, of whom the Scriptures say, " He cared... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 lehte
...world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it;' but a man's own care is profitable; for, ' if you would have a faithful servant, and one that...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 858 lehte
...smallest mutters, IH-IMUSC sometimes ' A little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for \v.int of a horse the rider was lost;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1853 - 250 lehte
...gave to him. You might have suceeeded, had you tried. Pursuing my thoughts, I sat down hy my tahle. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Underline the adjuncts in these ; — John was a remarkahly diligent man. That man has written an excellent... | |
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost... 
