...of sitting down with one, the King of Denmark, to dinner. We have an English proverb that says, "He that would thrive, must ask his wife." It was lucky for me that I had one as much dispos'd to industry and frugality as myself. She assisted me cheerfully in my business, folding and...

...sitting down with one (the King of Denmark) to dinner." We have an English proverb that says, " He that would thrive must ask his wife." It was lucky...pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for the paper makers, etc. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest....

...Verstandenes, zurück bliebe. [B.] Translate into German : — We have an English proverb that says, ' He that would thrive must ask his wife.' It was lucky...much disposed to industry and frugality as myself. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance,...

...down with one, the King of Denmark, to dinner. We have an English proverb that says, " He that wouldS thrive, must ask his wife." It was lucky for me that...linen rags for the paper-makers, etc., etc. We kept no 10 idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance, my breakfast...

...married Deborah Read, who helped him to his great success. "We have an English proverb," he says, " 'He that would thrive, must ask his wife.' It was lucky...pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for the paper makers. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest....

...says, "Ife that would thrive, must ask his wife" It was lucky for me that I had one as much dispos'd to industry and frugality as myself. She assisted...cheerfully in my business, folding and stitching pamphlets, tend ing shop, purchasing old linen rags for the papermakers, etc., etc. We kept no idle servants,...

...his own life Franklin writes of his thrifty young wife: " We have an English proverb that says, ' He that would thrive, must ask his wife.' It was lucky...pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for the paper makers, etc., etc. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of...

...the first morning he came to Philadelphia. Mrs. Franklin was a true helpmate to her husband. He says, "She assisted me cheerfully in my business, folding...purchasing old linen rags for the paper-makers," etc. In those days everyone read the almanac very carefully. No matter how few books people had, they were...

...me that I had one as much dispos'd to industry and frugality as myself. She assisted me chearfully in my business, folding and stitching pamphlets, tending...purchasing old linen rags for the paper-makers, etc., etc." His letters are of the same tenor. In one to her after the repeal of the Stamp Act, he wrote, "Had...

...helpmeet. Elsewhere in that work we find this tribute too: "We have an English proverb that says, 'He that would thrive, must ask his wife.' It was lucky for me that I had one as much dispos'd to industry and frugality as myself. She assisted me chearfully in my business, folding and...