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Let us then up and 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 he that riseth late , must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his ...
Let us then up and 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 he that riseth late , must trot all day , and shall scarce overtake his ...
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... any rich relation left you a legacy , “ Diligence is the mother of good luck , and
God gives all things to industry . Then plow deep , while sluggards sleep , and
you shall have corn to sell and to keep . " . Work while it is call . ed to - day , for
you ...
... any rich relation left you a legacy , “ Diligence is the mother of good luck , and
God gives all things to industry . Then plow deep , while sluggards sleep , and
you shall have corn to sell and to keep . " . Work while it is call . ed to - day , for
you ...
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Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will a
hors obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis . try , m ure and a life of
laziness are two things . Many , but to without labour , would live by their wits only
, but ...
Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent man will a
hors obtain , but the lazy man never ; for , “ A life of leis . try , m ure and a life of
laziness are two things . Many , but to without labour , would live by their wits only
, but ...
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| Title | Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young |
| Publisher | G. Nicholson, 1796 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 20 pages |
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