 Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that' s the Stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. -How much more than is necessary do we spend in Sleep ! forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches...  Essays and Letters - Page 75by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1866 - 396 pages
...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor...then do not squander time; for that is the stuff life it made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep; forgetting,... | |
 | William H. Ablett - Commerce - 1867 - 94 pages
...employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes...life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. 61 life is made of,' as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...\4yeiv, irepi lcropiO.? \tywv ' 6'rt KO.I lffTopia tarlv CK irapatc1y/jiO.TO>V, qnoting Thuc. I. 22. Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Poor Richard. Three removes are as bad as a fire. ibid. Vessels large may venture more, But little... | |
 | Sabin J. and sons - 1869 - 466 pages
...clearly shown in the Preface of an old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled, Poor Richard ftnprovcd." He says, But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that il the stuff life it made of, as Poor Richard says." Franklin may have quoted it from some previous... | |
 | Pamphilius (pseud.) - 1869 - 282 pages
...RICHARD. (Landmark* of Wit dom, from the Port/olio of Pamphiliui.) " Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the key often used is always bright," as Poor Richard says. " Dost thou love life ? Then do not squander... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1871 - 442 pages
...be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more. Sloth, by bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes...labour wears ; while the used key is always bright. How much more time than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Ilichard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander...time ; for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Ilichard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that The sleeping fox... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - Governors - 1872 - 602 pages
...life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while thekey often turned is always bright. But dost thou love life ? then do not squander time ; for that is the stuff life is made of. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no... | |
 | 1878 - 590 pages
...question. The philosophy of their power of attraction may perhaps be an open question. If you love life, do not squander time ; for that is the stuff life is made of. FREDERICK GLEASON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. The Death of the Intellect. Look at the living drunkard,... | |
 | 1873 - 46 pages
...thy clear gains. SLOTH, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears : the used key is always bright. DOST thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. THE sleeping fox catches no poultry. SLOTH makes all things difficult, but industry all easy. * Prudent... | |
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