 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
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...riches to the careful, as well as power to the bold, and heaven to the virtuous.' And, further, ' If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.* And again, he adviseth to circumspection and care, even in the smallest matters, because sometimes... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...riches to the careful, as well as power to the bold, and heaven to the virtuous.' And, further, ' If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.' And again, he adviseth to circumspection and care, even in the smallest matters, because sometimes... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...therefore, swarms with writers whose wish is not to be studied, but to be read. — Johnson. DCCLvI. 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... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...therefore, swarms with writers whose wish is not to be studied, but to be read.—Johnson. DCCLVI. 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... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 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 a... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...world, men are not saved 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," heing... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 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 that you...little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost;' being overtaken and slain by... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
...own care is profi table ; for if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like — servo yourself. 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...is profitable ; for, If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Jl 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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 like, serve yourself. Jl little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe... | |
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