 A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe...  Business - Page 377edited by - 1911 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...the want of it ;' but a man's own care is profitable ; for ' if you would have a faithful serrant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect...breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want •f it ;' but a man's own care is profitaldK : for ' >'. you would have a faithful servant, and one...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it ;' but a man's own care is profitable ; for ' if you would have a faithful servant, and one tha.t you...breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being... | |
 | Apprentices - 1821 - 156 pages
...world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it :" but a man's own care is profitable ; for if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being... | |
 | Cooking - 1821 - 24 pages
...by the want of it :" but a man's own care is profitable ; if you would have a faithful servant, end one that you like — serve yourself. A little neglect...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse wag lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...the want of it; but a man's own care is profitable;" for, <lif you would have a faithful servant, ami one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect...breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being... | |
 | William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it ;' but ' a man's own care is profitable ;' for, ' If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, — serve yourself.' 23. A little neglect may breed great mischief; ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...saved, not by faith, hut by the want of it .- " but a man's own care is profitable ; for, „ If yoa would have a faithful servant, and one that you like,...breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, " being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...is to leave them your purse open.* Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many; for, 'If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.' 19 " ' A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...care is profitable ; for, If you would have * fiithful servant, and one that you like, serve your"lt A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being... | |
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