... ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Page 210by Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 468 pagesFull view - About this book
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...Richard says.' I. ' It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by brrhging on diseases, absolutely shortens life. "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...almanac for 1733. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many ot us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or in doing of nothing, with that... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...doing of nothing, with that which 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?... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...poor Richard-says. I. 'It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but...shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, •while the used key is always bright," as poor Richard says. " But dost thou love life,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...Richard says. * 1. It would be thought a hard government that slrould tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service : but...diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust,consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright," as poor Richard says.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...Richard says. ' I. It would be thought a hurd government that should tax its. people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service *. but...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens lite. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always blight,"... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be enployed in its service: But idleness taxes many of us much...shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than " labour wears, while The used key is always bright," as Poor Richard says. — " But dost thou lore... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...doing of nothing, with that which 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?... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...Richard eays. I. ' It wonld be thought a hard government .that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many ef us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...Richard says. .1 " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service : but...taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on discases, absolutely shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the... | |
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