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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. "
The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ... - Page 332
1826 - 407 pages
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A Compendium of American Literature, Chronologically Arranged: With ...

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,...
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Benjamin Franklin, the Printer-boy

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...
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The Ackworth reading book, being selections from the best English authors in ...

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...
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Chambers's spelling-book

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...
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My new-year's gift to my son [comprising Pamphilius, Economy of life and ...

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...
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Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections ...

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...
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Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections ...

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...
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Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania: With the Incidental History of the ...

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...
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The book of good devices, ed. by G. Golding

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....
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The First-[sixth] Reader: Of the United States Series; Embracing, in ..., Book 5

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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