 God helps 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, to be employed in its service: but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing...  Essays and Letters - Page 74by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...species. We shall now give a further illustration from Dr. Franklin's Poor Eichard's Almanack :— "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... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1855 - 404 pages
...quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to do ?" 4. "It would be thought a hard government, that should- tax its people one-tenth part of their tune to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more;... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 456 pages
...allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard...thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their tune to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1856 - 590 pages
...by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard...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;... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 570 pages
...Melancholy. .— Franklin. TT would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service;...taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears; while the... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...and something may be done for ue ; ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poof Richard says. " L It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its sen-ice ; but idleness taxes many of ue much more... | |
 | William Chambers - 1856 - 444 pages
...idle ? If, then, you are your own master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle." SAYINGS OP POOR RICHARD. 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:... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 424 pages
...species. We shall now give a further illustration from Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack :— "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... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1857 - 416 pages
...species. We shall now give a further illustration from Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack :— " 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... | |
 | Education - 1864 - 704 pages
...some honest business, it rushes into Mischief or sinks into Melancholy." Dr. Franklin has said : — " It would be thought a hard government that should...taxes many of us much more; Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears." It is related,... | |
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