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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... "
The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable ... - Page 152
by Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 264 pages
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...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 groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will;" andi " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And...
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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...Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knit.tinS> And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting; " If you would...
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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
...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....Many estates are spent in the getting, " Since women, for tea, forsook spinning and knitting, " And men, for punch, forsook hewing and splitting." " If you...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...for industry, my friends, and attention to ones own business ; but to these we must, add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful....grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen mates a lean wilJ ;" and " Many estates are spent in the getting. Since women for tea forsook spinning...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...for industry, my friends, and attention to ones own business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful....grind-stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchiti makes a lean will; and " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...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....Since women tor tea forsook spinning and knitting. And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." ' " If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must addfrugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful....groat at last." " A fat kitchen. " makes a lean will ;" " Many estntes are spent in the getting, " Since women for tea forsook spioning and knitting, "...
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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...groat at last." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor Richard says ; and, " Many estates are spent in the getting ; since women for tea, forsook...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...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 knmvs not how to save as he gets. " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth...
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