 Richard say, one today is worth two tomorrows, and farther, have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today. If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Are you then your own master, be ashamed to catch yourself...  Essays and Letters - Page 76by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...be done for yourfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your twob without nuttens : remember, that " The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed; but ftick to it fteadily,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...idle, when there is fo much to be done for yourfelf, your family, your relations, and your country. Handle your tools without mittens : remember, that...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed ; but ftick to it fteadily,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...you idle ? Are you then your own master, and not ashamed to catch yourself idle i" as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your gracious king, be up by peep of day : let not the sun go down aim say, 'Inglorious here he lies.' Handle... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...do it to-day." "If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle: are you then your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. — If we are industrious, we shall never starve;...country, and your king. Handle your tools without mittrns : remember, that " The cat in gloves catches no mice," as poor lîichard says. It is true,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...can do to-day." If you were a servant, Would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, wheo there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...do it to-day." "If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle : are you then your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...to-day.'.' If you were a servant, would you not not be ashamed that "a good' master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as poor Dick says. . . ; • r •»";."• ^ When there is so much to be done -for yourself, your... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...can do to-day. If you were a servant, would you* not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle, when there is so much to be dofce for yourself, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your tools without mittens ; remember... | |
 | Cooking - 1821 - 24 pages
...you were a »en-ant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle P Are yon thon your own master? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle,...there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, and your country. ' Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and jince thou art not... | |
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