 | Cooking - 1821 - 24 pages
...•' then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. " If mm be of all things the most precious, wasting time must...greatest prodigality !' since, as he elsewhere tells ue, • Lout time ¡a never found again ; and wbal we call time enough always proves little enough.'... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor ilichaid says. "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...is never found again; and what we call time enough al» ways proves little enough;" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;. so by diligence... | |
 | William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleep enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 11. "If time be of all things the most precious, •wasting...time is never found again ; and what we call time enoughj always proves little enough.' 12. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 7 " 'If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. 8 '"Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy: and, he that riseth late, must trot all... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as poor Richard says. 'If time be of all thing8 tho 'r-0s' precious,' wasting ' time must be (as poor Richard...call time enough, always proves little enough.' Let ua then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as poor Richard says. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he e'isewhert tells us, Lost'timc is never found again ; and «hit we call time enough always proves little... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their rime, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes...the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere teJIs us ' Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.'... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...mufl be," as oor Richnrd fays, " the greatefl prodigality ;" fince, as he eliewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe : fo by diligence ihall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difiicult,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 7 '"If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. 8 " ' Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy: and, he that riseth late, must trot... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...knowledge, hecause lt comes from the other side of the water ? greatest prodigality;" since, as lie elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves liule enough." ' Let us then up nud he doing, and doing to Iho purposc : so by diligence we shall do... | |
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How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. 
