 the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness,...  The Stoddard Library: Eliot-Gladstone - Page 274by John Lawson Stoddard - 1913Full view - About this book
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, tUree times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and...that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiffioners cannot eafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. CLXV. It is downright hypocrisy in a man of certain degree, not immediately to take the... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...of us. — "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and tour times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. CLXV. It is downright hypocrisy in a man... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. —Goldsmith. CCCCXCIV. 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,... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. ccccxclv. 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,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and...them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. 5 "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...our pride, and four times as much by oitr folly : and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may he done for us : " God helps them that help themselves," as Poor Richard says. I. ' It would b« thought... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...deliver us, hy allowing an ahatement. However, let us hearken to good ndvice, and something may ho done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would he thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and...them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. I. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time... | |
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