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" Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that' s 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... "
Essays and Letters - Page 75
by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pages
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...is spent in idle employments or amusements, that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes...bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love l;'b. then do not squander time, for this is the stuff life is made of/ as poor Richard says. How much...
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Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...is spent in idle employments, or amusements which amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the key used istalways bright," as poor Richard says. "But ilosi Ihoti love life? then do not squander...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust,consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always...love life, then do not squander time, for that is the staff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens lite. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always blight," as poor Richard says. " But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...enployed in its service: But idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes...bright," as Poor Richard says. — " But dost thou lore life? " then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is " made of," as Poor Richard says....
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many ef us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the tued key is always bright," as Poor Richard says. — " But dost thou love life, then do not squander...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...is spent in idle employments, or amusements which amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the key used is always bright," as poor Richard says. "But ilost tliou love life? then do not squander...
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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...spent in idle employments, or amusements that amount to nothing. Sloth, liy bringing 0:1 <li eises, absolutely shortens life. <: Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the key used is always bright," as paor Richard Ğays. But dost thoa love life ? then do not squander time,...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...: Posthumous and ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor...the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. Hoğv much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, (hat The sleeping fox catches...
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A Father's Gift to His Son, on His Becoming an Apprentice: To which is Added ...

Apprentices - 1821 - 162 pages
...be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. "• Sloth, like rust, consumes...Richard says — " But, dost thou love life ? then da not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," [as Poor Richard says. — How much more...
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