 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...that help themfelves," as Poor Richard fays. ' I. It would be thought a hard government that ' fhould tax its people one tenth part of their ' time, to be employed in its fervicc : But idle' nefs taxes many of us much more; floth, by ' bringing on difeafes, abfolutely fhortens... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...themfelves," as poor Richard fays, in his Almanack. It would be thought a hard government that fhould tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its lervice ; but idlenefs taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is fpent in abfolute floth... | |
 | English literature - 1777 - 750 pages
...themfelves," as poor Richard fays, in his Almanack. It would be thought a hard government that mould tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its lervice ; but Idlenefs taxes many of из much more, if we reckon all that is fpent in abfolute floth,... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...Poor Richard says.' I. ' It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ;...but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by brrhging on diseases, absolutely shortens life. "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...them that helps themselves,' as poor Richard says in the almanac for 1733. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part...employed in its service : but idleness taxes many ot us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or in doing of nothing, with that... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...us ; " God helps them that help themselves,'* as poor Richard-says. I. 'It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, •while the used key is always bright,"... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...that help themselves," as poor Richard says. * 1. It would be thought a hard government that slrould tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust,consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright," as... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be enployed in its service: But idleness taxes many of us much...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than " labour wears, while The used key is always bright,"... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...Poor Richard eays. I. ' It wonld be thought a hard government .that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many ef us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people onetenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as... | |
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... commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us : G-od helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. 
