 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will;" andi " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;' and, ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knit.tinS> And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting; " If you would be wealthy, think of saving,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...grindstone, and d not worth a groat at last." "A fat kitchen mak a lean will," as poor Richard says; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women for tea, forsook spinning andknittin and men for punch forsook hewing and splitting "If you would be wealthy," says he, in anotr... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...life, to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;" and " Many estates are spent in the getting, " Since women,...tea, forsook spinning and knitting, " And men, for punch, forsook hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen mates a lean wilJ ;" and " Many estates are spent in the getting. Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting. And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." * If jou would be wealthy, think of saving, as; well as of getting.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchiti makes a lean will; and " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If yon would be wealthy, think of saving, as well a$ of getting.... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...and die not worth a groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor Richard says ; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women...for tea, forsook spinning and knitting, and men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If you would be wealthy," says he, in another almanack, "think... | |
 | John Ely - Readers - 1817 - 124 pages
...a good servant, serve yourself. Handle your tools without mittins. Acat in gloves catches no mice. Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting ; And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. 35. If you would be rich, think of saving, as well as earning.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat, kitchen makes a lean will; and, Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And nun for punch forsook hewing and splitting. ; If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will; and, Many estates tire spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.... | |
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Business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly successful. A Man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone, and die not worth a Groat at last. A fat Kitchen makes... 
