 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...grindstone, and d not worth a groat at last." "A fat kitchen mak a lean will," as poor Richard says; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women for tea, forsook spinning andknittin and men for punch forsook hewing and splitting "If you would be wealthy," says he, in anotr... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen mates a lean wilJ ;" and " Many estates are spent in the getting. Since women...men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." * If jou would be wealthy, think of saving, as; well as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchiti makes a lean will; and " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If yon would be wealthy, think of saving, as well a$ of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich,... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...getting, " Since women for tea forsook spioning and knitting, " And men for punch forsook hewing am! splitting." " If you would be wealthy, think of saving...than her in-comes." Away then, with your expensive j 'allies , and you will not then have so much cause to complain of hard limes, heavy taxes, and chargeable... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...and die not worth a groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor Richard says ; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women...hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy," says he, in another almanack, "think of saving, as well as of getting: the Indies have not made Spain... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy," says he, in another almanack, "think of saving, as well as of getting: the Indies have not made Spain rich, because her outgoings are greater than her incomings." Away then with your expensive follies, and you will not... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...makec a lean vi 111," as poor Rkhard says j and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women forsook spinning .and knitting, And men for punch...hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy, (says he, in another Almahack,) think of saving, as well ait of getting : The Indians have not made... | |
 | John Ely - Readers - 1817 - 124 pages
...a good servant, serve yourself. Handle your tools without mittins. Acat in gloves catches no mice. Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women...; And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. 35. If you would be rich, think of saving, as well as earning. A penny saved is as good as a penny... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat, kitchen makes a lean will; and, Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And nun for punch forsook hewing and splitting. ; If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;' and ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich, becanse her outgoes are greater than her incomes." " Away, then, with your expensive follies, and you... | |
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... 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, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean... 
