 If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.  A Benjamin Franklin Reader - Seite 180von Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | 1796 - 34 Seiten
...Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "The sleeping fox catches - no poultry, and that there will be sleeping..."Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough always proves little enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose : so... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...' Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough:' let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then be up and doing, and doing to the purpose;... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 Seiten
...How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "Sloth makes all things... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough :" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 Seiten
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry," and that " There will be sleeping...Lost " time is never found again ; and what we call time " enough, always proves little enough." Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then up, and be doing and doing to the purpose, so... | |
 | 1812 - 314 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
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