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" Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary... "
The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable ... - Page 149
by Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 264 pages
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Lectures for the People

Hugh Stowell Brown - Baptists - 1859 - 428 pages
...Richard's" commentator is down upon the idle folk ; and very properly ; he will not tolerate idleness ; " Dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." There is much time squandered; most men certainly work six days in the week, when work is to be had...
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The Ladies' Repository, Volume 20

1860 - 836 pages
...rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright. Dost thou love life, thc-n do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...
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Materials for French prose composition, or selections from the best English ...

Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1860 - 360 pages
...nous. * sexpliquer ; or, dire sa fafon while the key often used is always bright,'1 as poor Eichard says. ' But dost thou love life ? then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of/2 as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend...
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The Printer Boy: Or, How Ben Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth

William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 pages
...» " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright." " But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth...
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The Printer Boy: Or, How Ben Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth

William M. Thayer - Apprentices - 1861 - 304 pages
...— " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright." " But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then...sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no pouItry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of...
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A compendium of American literature, arranged by C.D. Cleveland. Stereotyped ed

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...rust, consumes fatter than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. Hut dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for...necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The deeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping <m<jugh in the grave, as Poor Richard...
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The elements of success: illustr. in the life of A. Laurence and others

Elements - Success - 1862 - 246 pages
...— ' " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright." ': But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " The sleeping fox catches no poultry." " If time be of all things most precious, 'wasting time must...
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The Progressive English reading books, Volume 1

Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 pages
...marvellous escapes in the forest, as I have related them to you. USEFUL MAXIMS. DOST thou love live? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. How much more time than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches...
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Reading Book

1864 - 422 pages
...like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while tie used key is always bright," as Poor Kichard says. But, "dost thou love life, then do not squander...do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping foxcatch'es no poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says....
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