 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...It would b« thought a hard government that should lax its people one-tenth part of their lime to he employed in its service : but idleness taxes many...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, con* sumes faster than labour wears, whik the used key is always bright,"... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...in his \lniaiidc. " It would be thought u hard government that ,<•.:! I tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many jf us iniir.li more, if we reckon ah'tiiat is spent in absolute sloih, or doing of nothing, with thai... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 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 :...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. •"Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,'... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 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 :...sloth by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright,' as... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...RICHARD*. IT would be thought a hard government that should tax iu people one-tenth part of their tinu;, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more: slot'i, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloih like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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;...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
..."I. It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their tune, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...done for us; "God helps them that help themselves," aa poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | Readers - 1839 - 428 pages
...SAYINGS OF POOR RICHARD. IT would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...taxes many of us much more: sloth, by bringing on disease absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears. while the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...SAYINGS OF POOR RICHARD. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ;...taxes many of us much more : sloth, by' bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the... | |
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... commissioners cannot 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. 
