| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the moat precious, wasting time must If, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since,...by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. " But with our industry we must likewise be steady, settled, and careful, and oversee our own affairs,... | |
| Apprentices - 1865 - 138 pages
..."But dost thon love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that... | |
| Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...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 must be the greatest prodigality;' since as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found again ; and what... | |
| James Currie (A.M.) - 1866 - 204 pages
...beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch.—BUTLER EXEBCISE CXLVII. INDUSTEY. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatot prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost time is never found again, and what we... | |
| Pamphilius (pseud.) - 1869 - 282 pages
...that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave." If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality; since "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always... | |
| American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time lie of all things the most precious, wasting time must...by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. " But with our industry we must likewise be steady, settled, and careful, and oversee our own affairs... | |
| Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...Richard says. "If time be of all tilings the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Ilichard says, the greatest prodigality : since, as he elsewhere...always proves little enough. Let us, then, up and bo doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. " But with... | |
| William Crawford Armor - Governors - 1872 - 600 pages
...forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. At the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. Nor will... | |
| Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...fox catches no poultry ; and that, There will be sleeping in the grave, as poor Richard says. " ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...enough always proves little enough. Let us, then, be up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more, and with less perplexity.... | |
| Marcius Willson - Readers - 1872 - 322 pages
...and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave." 152 gality ;"b since, as we are again told, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call...little enough." Let us, then, up and be doing, and be doing to the purpose; so, by diligence,0 shall we do morewith less perplexity .d 4. Sloth makes... | |
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