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" Industry need not wish as Poor Richard says, and He that lives upon Hope will die fasting. There are no Gains, without Pains ; then Help Hands, for I have no Lands, or if I have, they are smartly taxed. "
Plain Directions on Domestic Economy: Showing Particularly what are the ... - Page 14
1821 - 16 pages
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The Sayings of Poor Richard: Wit, Wisdom, and Humor of Benjamin Franklin in ...

Benjamin Franklin - Maxims - 1923 - 110 pages
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The Works of Herman Melville: Israel Potter : his fifty years of exile

Herman Melville - 1923 - 248 pages
...ourselves. Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hope will die fasting, as Poor Richard says. There are no gains, without pains. Then help hands, for I have no lands, as Poor Eichard says." Oh, confound all this wisdom ! Jftjsasprt of insulting to talk wisdom to a man...
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Reading and Living, Book 1

Howard Copeland Hill, Rollo La Verne Lyman - Readers - 1924 - 560 pages
...make these times better if we bestir ourselves. ' Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hopes will die fasting.' 'There are no gains without pains; then help, hands, for I have no lands.' 'He that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor...
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile

Herman Melville - Fiction - 1924 - 300 pages
...ourselves. Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hope will die fasting, as Poor Richard says. There are no gains, without pains. Then help hands, for I have no lands, as Poor Richard says.' Oh, confound all this wisdom! It's a sort of insulting to talk wisdom to a man...
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The Alumni Register of the University of Pennsylvania, Volume 24

1921 - 718 pages
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American Literature

Robert Shafer - American literature - 1926 - 1410 pages
...need not wish, as Poor Richard says, and he that lives upon Hope will die fasting. There are no Cains without Pains; then Help Hands, for I have no Lands, or if I have, they are smartly taxed. And, as Poor Richard likewise observes, He that hath a Trade hath an Estate; and he that hath a Calling,...
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A Book of American Literature

Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - American literature - 1927 - 1288 pages
...if we bestir ourselves. Industry need. not wish, as Poor Richard says, and he that lives upon hope will die fasting. There are no gains without pains;...have no lands, or if I have, they are smartly taxed. And, as Poor Richard likewise observes, He that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling,...
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Getting a Foothold: Plain Talk--manners--biography--inspiration

William Gardiner - Conduct of life - 1927 - 328 pages
...better, if we bestir ourselves. Industry need not wish, as Poor Richard says, and He thai lives on hope will die fasting. There are no gains without pains;...have no lands; or, if I have, they are smartly taxed. And, as Poor Richard likewise observes, He that hath a trade hath an estate, and he that hath a calling...
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The Oxford Book of American Prose

Mark Van Doren - American prose literature - 1932 - 692 pages
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