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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... wise Men go without . All things are easy to Industry , All things difficult to Sloth . If you ride a Horse , sit close and tight , If you ride a Man , sit easy and light . A new truth is a truth , an old error is an error , Tho ...
... wise Men go without . All things are easy to Industry , All things difficult to Sloth . If you ride a Horse , sit close and tight , If you ride a Man , sit easy and light . A new truth is a truth , an old error is an error , Tho ...
Page 246
... wise Man no more than a Change of the Moon . There is no Virtue , the Honour whereof gets a Man more Envy , than that of Justice , because it procures great Authority among the com- mon People ; they only revere the Valiant , and admire ...
... wise Man no more than a Change of the Moon . There is no Virtue , the Honour whereof gets a Man more Envy , than that of Justice , because it procures great Authority among the com- mon People ; they only revere the Valiant , and admire ...
Page 273
... ( Wise but to get , and active but to save ) May Scorn deserv'd still follow to the Grave . But he who fond to raise a splendid Name , On Life's ambitious Heights would fix his Fame , In active Arts or ventrous Arms would shine , Yet ...
... ( Wise but to get , and active but to save ) May Scorn deserv'd still follow to the Grave . But he who fond to raise a splendid Name , On Life's ambitious Heights would fix his Fame , In active Arts or ventrous Arms would shine , Yet ...
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