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" A little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe... "
Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature - Page 369
by H. Nolte - 1823
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The Standard Fourth Reader for Public and Private Schools: Containing a ...

Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 350 pages
...have no rivals. Against diseases, know the strongest fence is the defensive virtue, abstinence. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. 3. A mob 'sa monster; with heads enough, but no brains. There is nothing humblerEI than ambition when...
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Bonnie's Household Organizer: The Essential Guide for Getting Control of ...

Bonnie Runyan McCullough - Family & Relationships - 1983 - 218 pages
...MAKE REPAIRS EASY: HAVE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's A Imanac, "A little neglect may breed great mischief ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost." Plan...
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Totally Organized

Family & Relationships - 1986 - 324 pages
...proper equipment and supplies readily available. Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's Almanac, "A little neglect may breed great mischief . . . for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost." Plan...
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Magnet School Assistance/impact Aid Programs: Hearings Before the ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities - Federal aid to education - 1988 - 274 pages
...functional. This is a case of "for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost." 22 A special problem which has confronted many urban districts is the wealth and attractiveness of...
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Words of Wisdom

William Safire, Leonard Safir - Education - 1990 - 436 pages
...son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm." — Sam Levenson If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. — Benjamin Franklin If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. — Napoleon I When the job is...
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The MAC Flyer

United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command - Aeronautics, Military - 1984 - 394 pages
...pre-adolescent size, holding tightly to mine. *& 11 The C-23A Sherpa by Capt. Byron L. Howard Associate Editor "A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the rider was lost." Benjamin...
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Jean Rivard, ou, L'art de réussir: idéologies et utopie dans l'œuvre d ...

Robert Major - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 354 pages
...nombreuses : « ne jamais faire faire par autrui ce que je puis faire moi-même [338]» - «If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself [97]»; «ne remettre jamais au lendemain ce que je puis faire le jour même [338]» - «Never leave...
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Mount McKinley: Icy Crown of North America

Fred Beckey - Travel - 1993 - 340 pages
...poses the problem of proper acclimatization, unless the party has already been high on the mountain. A little neglect may breed great mischief ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost. Benjamin Franklin...
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Early American Writing

Various - History - 1994 - 676 pages
...Riches to the Careful, as well as Power to the Bold, and Heaven to the Virtuous, And farther, If you would have a faithful Servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. And again, he adviseth to Circumspection and Care, even in the smallest Matters, because sometimes...
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Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volume 1

Emanuel Strauss - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1994 - 644 pages
...if you want a thing well done do it yourself k) if you would be well served serve yourself 1) if you would have a faithful servant and one that you like serve yourself bid me and do it yourself m) who goes himself is in earnest; who sends someone else does not care German:...
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