Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages |
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... Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee . . . . If you would have a faithful servant , serve yourself . ... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . . . . A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees ...
... Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee . . . . If you would have a faithful servant , serve yourself . ... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . . . . A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees ...
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The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Benjamin Franklin. Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee . The King's cheese is half wasted in parings ; but no matter , ' tis made of the peoples milk . Nothing but Money , Is sweeter than Honey ...
The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Benjamin Franklin. Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee . The King's cheese is half wasted in parings ; but no matter , ' tis made of the peoples milk . Nothing but Money , Is sweeter than Honey ...
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... Keep thy Shop , and thy Shop will keep thee ; and again , If you would have your Business done , go ; If not , send . And again , He that by the Plough would thrive , Himself must either hold or drive . And again , The Eye of a Master ...
... Keep thy Shop , and thy Shop will keep thee ; and again , If you would have your Business done , go ; If not , send . And again , He that by the Plough would thrive , Himself must either hold or drive . And again , The Eye of a Master ...
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