The Sayings of Poor Richard: Wit, Wisdom, and Humor of Benjamin Franklin in the Proverbs and Maxims of Poor Richard's Almanacks for 1733 to 1758 |
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... leisure . A flatterer never seems absurd . The flatter'd always takes his word . Lend money to an enemy , and thou ' lt gain him ; to a friend , and thou ' lt lose him . Neither praise nor dispraise , till seven Christmasses be over ...
... leisure . A flatterer never seems absurd . The flatter'd always takes his word . Lend money to an enemy , and thou ' lt gain him ; to a friend , and thou ' lt lose him . Neither praise nor dispraise , till seven Christmasses be over ...
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... leisure and a life of laziness are two things . Mad Kings and mad Bulls are not to be held by treaties and packthread . Changing Countries or Beds , cures neither a bad Manager , nor a Fever . A true great Man will neither trample on a ...
... leisure and a life of laziness are two things . Mad Kings and mad Bulls are not to be held by treaties and packthread . Changing Countries or Beds , cures neither a bad Manager , nor a Fever . A true great Man will neither trample on a ...
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... Leisure ? -I will tell thee My Friend , what Poor Richard says , Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure ; and , since thou art not sure of a Minute , throw not away an Hour . Leisure is Time for doing something useful ; this ...
... Leisure ? -I will tell thee My Friend , what Poor Richard says , Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure ; and , since thou art not sure of a Minute , throw not away an Hour . Leisure is Time for doing something useful ; this ...
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1817 LIBRARIES Benjamin Franklin betimes better BRARIES Business catch CHIGAN MICHIGAN Courteous Reader Creditor cunning death Diligence dost drink e'er Early to Bed enemy Estate Faults Folly Fools Franklin Friend give gold Gout groat Happy hath Honey Honour Horse idle idly Industry keep Kind Reader Labour lawyer lazy Lead into Gold Leeds Leisure Let thy live man's mend MICH OF MIC MICHI Mind ne'er Neighbours never pains pennyworth Philomaths Philosopher's Stone Pleasure Poor Dick says Poor Richard says Poor Richard's Almanack Poverty PREFACE Pride publick Purse ready money Repentance rich Richard Saunders run in Debt seldom SITY sleep Sloth soon speak sups sweet Taxes tell thee there's things thou hast thyself To-morrow Tongue truth UNIV UNIVERSITE UNIVERSITY Value of Money Vendue verses VERSITY Vice Virtue wealth wife Wisdom wise worth write