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" He that hath a Trade hath an Estate, and He that hath a Calling hath an Office of Profit and Honor; but then the Trade must be worked at, and the Calling well followed, or neither the Estate, nor the Office, will enable us to pay our Taxes.— If we are... "
Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ... - Page 343
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Wine and walnuts

Literary curiosities - 1876 - 386 pages
...that hath a trade, hath an estate, and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honour; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling...estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of shoe...
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Stories from history, by E. Taylor and other authors

Emily Taylor - Historical fiction - 1876 - 292 pages
...that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and ftonour, as Poor Richard says ; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious,...
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Appletons' School Readers

William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...that hath a trade, hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor;' but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling...estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. Work while it is called to-day, for you know not how much you may be hindered to-morrow. ' One to-day...
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The secret of success; or, How to get on in the world

William Henry Davenport Adams - 1880 - 388 pages
...that hath a trade hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honour,' as poor Richard says ; but then the trade must be...industrious, we shall never starve ; for ' at the working-man's home hunger looks in, but does not enter.' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter...
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Political economy reading book

sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - 1882 - 250 pages
...that hath a trade hath an estate, and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honour ; " but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling...If we are industrious we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, " At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will...
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The voice of wisdom, a treasury of moral truths from the best authors ...

Voice, J. E. - 1883 - 212 pages
...bright. — Thayer. He that hath a trade, hath an estate, and that hath a calling of profit and honour; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling...estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. — Franklin. Industry commended. Industry is commended to us by all sorts of example deserving our...
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English Synonyms with Etymologies and Examples and an Appendix, Containing ...

Frederick Bryon Norman - 1883 - 162 pages
...something. Industrious is used only in»a good sense. Ex.: An industrious man never suffers from ennui. If we are industrious, we shall never starve, for, at the working man's house, hunger looks in, but dare not enter. An active (Fr. actif; L. ago, actum, to act; Gr. ago, to put in motion) man is one...
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Times and seasons

William Walters - Christian life - 1883 - 208 pages
...calling, hath an office of profit and honour ; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. Diligence is the mother of good luck, and GOD gives all things to industry." A lady once asked TURNER...
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The youth's business guide, by Experientia

John Southward - 1883 - 166 pages
...calling hath an office of profit and honour ; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. INDUSTRY pays debts, while Despair increaseth them. THE cat in gloves catches no mice. WHAT though...
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Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures and Triumphs

Osgood Eaton Fuller - Biography - 1884 - 564 pages
...that hath a trade, .hath an estate; and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor,' as Poor Richard says; but then the trade must be worked...are industrious we shall never starve ; for ' at the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter,...
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