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" No morning sun lasts a whole day/ as poor Richard says. Gain may be temporary and uncertain ; but ever, while you live, expense is constant and certain : and ' It is easier to build two chimneys, than to keep one in fuel,' as poor Richard says. So ' Rather... "
The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical ... - Page 102
by Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1856
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Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the ...

Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...chimneys, than " to keep one in fuel," as Poor Richard fays: So, " Rather go to bed fupperlefs, than rife in debt." " Get what you can, and what you get hold : " 'Tis the ftohe that will turn all your lead " into gold." ' And when you have got the philofopher's ftone, '...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 62

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...to bed fupperlefs, than rife in debt." " Get what you can, and what you get hold : " "Tis the flone that will turn all your lead into gold." And when you have got the philofopher's flone, fure you will no longer complain of bad times, or the difficulty of paying taxes.*...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 62

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...fuel," as Poor Richard fays ; fo, " Rather go to bed fupperlefsj than rife in debt." " 'Tis the ftone that will turn all your lead into gold." And when you have got the philofopher's ftone, fure you will no longer complain of bad times, or the difficulty of paying taxes.*...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 62

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...chimneys, than to keep one in fuel," as Poor Richard lays : fo, " Rather go to bed fupperlefs, than rife in debt." " Get what you can, and what you get hold : " "Tis the (tone chat will turn all your lead into gold." And when you have got the philofopher's ftone, fure...
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The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1

James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...chimneys, than to keep one in fuel," as poor Richard fays. So " Rather gq to bed fupperlefs than rife in debt." " Get what you can, and what you get hold ; 'Tis the ftone that will turn al\ your lead into gold," its poor Richard fays. And *hen you have got the philofopher's...
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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
...fupperlefs, than rife in debt." '« Get '• Get what you can, and what you get hold, " 'Tis the {tone that will turn all your lead into gold." And when you have got this Philofophcr's ftone, fure yon will no longer complain of being ruined by Taxes here, or envy a...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...is easier to build two chimnies, than to keqp one in fuel," as Poor Richard says : so, "Rather goto bed supperless, than rise in debt. Get what you can, and what you get hol.i. 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into ycld." " THE WAV TO WEALTH. And when you have...
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The Immortal Mentor, Or, Man's Unerring Guide to a Healthy, Wealthy & Happy ...

Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...Rather go to bed fupperlefs, than rife in debt. " Get what yon can, and what you get hold, Tis the ftone that will turn all your lead into gold." AND when you have got the philofopher's ftone, fure you will no longer complain of bad times, or the difficulty of paying taxes....
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...uncertain, but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain ; and, ' it is easier to build two chimneys, than to keep one in fuel,' as poor Richard...So rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt.' < Gel what you can, and what's got fairly bold ; < 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...expense is constant and certain: and, "It is easier to build two chimneys, than to keep one in luel," as poor Richard says. So "Rather go to bed supperless...in debt." "Get what you can, and what you get hold; 't is the stone that will turn all your lead into gold," as poor Richard says. And when you have obtained...
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