If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough. Reading Book - Page 1321864Full view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...enough, always proves little enough:' let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "Sloth makes all things... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...— How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then up, and be doing and doing to the purpose, so... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that *' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost time is never found again ; and what Recall time enough always... | |
| Apprentices - 1821 - 156 pages
...much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, that, • the ' sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough...call time enough always proves little enough.' Let , then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : so by diligence shall 105 we do more with less... | |
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