 How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.  Business - Page 375edited by - 1911 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Almanacs, American - 1833 - 336 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...call time enough, always proves little enough ; " let из then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more, with less perplexity.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' BS poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost tune is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.' Let us then... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...the grave,' 43 poor Richard says. ' If time he of all things the roost precious, wasting time must he (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;- since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' I. oat time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.' Let... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...catches no poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. If time be of all things the most precious, " wasting...prodigality ;" since as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost lime is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...grave," as Poor Richard says. If lime be of all things the most precious, "wasting tune must be," us Poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality :" since...us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and bo doing, and doing to the purpose,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what ice call time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...experience : the most ignorant, by necessity ; and beasts by nature. Cicero. 878. Wasting Time. — 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...catches no poultry, and that there will bo •leeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time ia never found again : and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then up and... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...catches no poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be, of all things, the most precious, wasting...enough, always proves little enough. Let us, then, be up and doing; and be doing to the purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...catches no poultry," and " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, " ths Poor Richard, Introduced Fuller Abraham for this purpose. Hence it is, that Poor Richard is 10... | |
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