 Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.  The Stoddard Library: Eliot-Gladstone - Page 275by John Lawson Stoddard - 1913Full view - About this book
 | William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...patience the .mouse ate in two the cable; and little strokes fell great oaks.' well, if them mean to gain leisure ; and, since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.' 18. Leisure is time for doing something useful : this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...will tell thce, my friend, what Poor Richard says ; „Employ thy time well, if thon meanest to gain leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a minute,...leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy nan never; for, „A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. Many, without labour, would... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...?' I will tell thee my friend what Poor Richard says; 'Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and, since thou art not sure of a minute,...diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never; for, 'a life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.' 15 " ' Many, without labor, would live... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...will tell thee, my friend, -what poor Richard says : ' Employ thy time well, if them meanest to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute,...laziness are two things.' Do you imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort than labour ? No ; for, as poor Richard says, ' Troubles spring from idleness,... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...will tell thee, my friend, what pour Richard says : Employ thy time well, il tliou meanest to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. Leisure is time for duing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for, A... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says: ' Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute,...life of laziness are two things.' Do you imagine that 15 sloth will afford you more comfort than labour ? No ; for, as poor Richard says, ' Troubles spring... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says: ' Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute,...a life of laziness are two things.' Do you imagine tha* sloth will afford you more comfort than labour? No ; for, ns poor Richard says, ' Troubles spring... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...up, and both parties are piously in love — according to act of parliament. — Goldsmith. MI. ver; so that, as poor Richard says, A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. — FrankKn, Mil. Think you, a little din can daunt mine ears ? Have I not in my time heard lions roar?... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...many cares of life. He might have added laughter, if the wit and originality of humour, necessaver; so that, as poor Richard says, A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.—Franklm. MIL Have I not in my time heard lions roar' Think you, a little din can daunt mine... | |
 | Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 pages
...Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence. — Sir P. Sidney. Leisure is time for doing something useful ; — this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the easy man never ; so that, as poor Richard says, a life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.... | |
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