 ... as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and...  Essays and Letters - Page 75by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/ as poor Richard says. ' If time be of...enough, always proves little enough:' let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. " If time be...found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. " If time be...Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. 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... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...! forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry," and that " There will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If Time be...us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; for by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth " makes all things difficult, but industry... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. ' " If time be...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then up, and be doing and doing to the purpose, so... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. " If time be...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...sleep ! forgetting that *' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. "If time be of...be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost time is never found again ; and what Recall time enough always... | |
 | Apprentices - 1821 - 156 pages
...forgetting, that, • the ' sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be...call time enough always proves little enough.' Let , then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall 105 we do more with less... | |
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