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" So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone,... "
Advice to clerks and hints to employers, showing the road to preferment and ... - Page 51
by Advice - 1848 - 80 pages
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...business; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will;" andi " Many...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...these we must add frugality, if we would make our injlus*»y more certainly successful. A man may,ae knows not how to save as he gets, 'keep his nose all his life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;' and, '...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...o» business; but to these we must add frugality, if would make our industry more certainly successfu A man may, if he knows not how to save as he " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and d not worth a groat at last." "A fat kitchen mak...
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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...business, but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " Keep his nose, all his life, to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;" and " Many...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, « keep his nose all his life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchiti makes a lean will; and " Many...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...business ; but to these we must, add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen mates a lean wilJ ;" and " Many...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last." A fat kitchen makes a lean will ; and, " Many...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...business ; but to these we must addfrugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. " A man may," if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grind-stone, " and die not worth a groat at last." " A fat kitchen. " makes a lean will ;" "...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knmvs not how to save as he gets. " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gels, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat, kitchen...
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