 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 292 pages
...grindstone, 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...knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' a 'If you would be wealthy, (says he, in another Alma* nac) think of saving, as well as of getting... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 pages
...men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' "'If you would be wealthy, (says he, in another Almanac) think of saving, as well as of getting : the Indies...because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.' v "Away then with your expensive follies, and you will not have much cause to complain of hard times,... | |
 | 1851 - 112 pages
...all his life to the grindstone, and not die worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen maketh a lean will. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting. Women, wine, game, and deceit, What maintains one vice, would bring up two children. Beware of little... | |
 | 1853 - 446 pages
...business : but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for drink forsook hewing and splitting.' ' If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.'... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 858 pages
...at last.' < A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard says ; and, 'Many entâtes are »pent in the getting; Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for panch forsook hewing und splitting.' " 'If yon would be wealthy (says he in another Aimant •), think... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...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...because her out-goes are greater than her in-comes.' " " This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom ; but, after all, do not depend too much upon your... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...„Many estates are spent in the getting, Since \voinenforteaforsookspiimiugandknitting, And uien ibr punch forsook hewing and Splitting." „If you would be wealthy, think of saving, äs well äs of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rieh, because her outgoes are greater than... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...and die not worth a groat at last.' ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard says , and, 1 Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women...hewing and splitting.' " ' If you would be wealthy, (says he, in another almanac) think of saving as well as getting : the Indies have not made Spain rich,... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ; ' and, ' Bluny estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for pnnch forsook hewing and splitting.' ' If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting.... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1856 - 372 pages
...and dienot worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen, makes a lean will," and " Many estates are spent in getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and...knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." 849. If YOU WOULD RE WEALTHY, think of saving as well as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain... | |
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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... 
