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" ... as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and... "
Essays and Letters - Page 75
by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pages
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Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the ...

Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...be," as Poor Richard « fays, " the greateft prodigality;" fince, as he • elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found " again ; and what we call time...:" Let us then up and ' be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by di• ligence fliall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 62

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...mud be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe; fo by diligence fhall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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the monthly review or literary journal: from january to june, inclusive,. m ...

several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...rnuft be," as Poor RicKafd fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe; fo by diligence (hall we do more with lefs perplexity. *' Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 62

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofc ; fo by diligence fhall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1

James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...time muft be (as poor Richard fays} the gr-eateft prodigality ;" finee, as he elfewhere tells, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough," Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by diligence fliall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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Association Papers..: Part I. Publications printed by special order of the ...

Association for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers (London, England) - France - 1793 - 432 pages
...Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodi" gality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time isi " never found again ; and what we call time enough,...always proves little enough." Let us then up and be x* doing, and doing to the purpofe: for by diligence we * fhall do more with lefS perplexity. " Sloth,...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...sleep! forgetting that "The sleeping fox catches - no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. ' If time be...doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the grcateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loll time is never found again; and what we call time enough...enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe : fo by diligence (hall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...be," as Poor Richard fays, «« the greateft prodigality ;" fince, ai he elfcwhere tells us, " Loll time is never found again; and what we call time enough...enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpoie : fo by diligence (hall we do more with lels perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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The Immortal Mentor, Or, Man's Unerring Guide to a Healthy, Wealthy & Happy ...

Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...muft be," as Poor Richard fays, " the greateft prodigality ;" fince, as he elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe ; fo by diligence fhall we do more 'with -lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difficult,...
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