| James Silk Buckingham - Travel - 1841 - 590 pages
...who work much in the open air : for here the maxim of Poor Richard is universally observed : — " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." The young men were good-looking and athletic ; the old men healthy and cheerful, and with their low-crowned... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Travel - 1841 - 594 pages
...who work much in the open air : for here the maxim of Poor Richard is universally observed : — " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." > The young men were good-looking and athletic; the old men healthy and cheerful, and with their low-crowned... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...keep thee :" and again, " If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send." And again, " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." And again, " The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands :" and again, " Want of care does us more damage than... | |
| 1842 - 194 pages
...thee :' and again, ' If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send.' And again, ' He that hy the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.' " And again, ' The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands ;' and again, ' Want of care does us more damage than... | |
| 1843 - 830 pages
...worked diligently with their own hands. Perhaps in no country is the adage more true than in this, " He that by the plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive." They tilled their own land, made their own bricks, and built their own house, with the help of a few... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...again, If you wmdd have your business done, go ; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough woilld thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. And again,...oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open. THIS ting too much to others' care is the ruin of many ; for /ft the affairs of this world men are... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1844 - 592 pages
...The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; on others, Honesty is the best policy; on others, He that by the plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive ; on others, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; on others, A penny saved is a penny got ;... | |
| Cuthbert William Johnson, William Shaw - Agriculture - 1844 - 794 pages
...Thpy will be required on certain days of the week to take part in the regular work of the farm. , " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." The instructions given at Whitfleld in farming, will embrace both the practice and the principles of... | |
| 1864 - 704 pages
...mittens." " A cat in gloves catches no mice." " He who would catch fUli must not mind getting wet." " He that by the plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive." " If you want a servant who will serve you, serve yourself." But what of the oldest and hardest task... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...thee ;' and again, 'If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send.' And again, 'He that hy the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.' And again, 'The eye of the master will do more work than hoth his hands;' and again, 'Want of care does us more damage than... | |
| |