 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...little desire to use; and the monopoly we so long , " A little neglect," says poor Richard, " may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost;...a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe... | |
 | Rev. John Thornton - 1811 - 106 Seiten
...the good metal on which it grows. 131. Be diligent in little things, and remember " That for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy." 132. Good thoughts are apt to vanish away... | |
 | 1813 - 552 Seiten
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the rider was lost; — being overtaken, and slain by the enemy." The army remained in Smolensko two days,... | |
 | John Bancks - 1813 - 328 Seiten
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of a horse, the rider was lost : being overtaken, and slain hy the enemy." The army remained in Smolensko two days,... | |
 | 1813 - 550 Seiten
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of a horse, the rider was lost ; — being overtaken, and slain by the enemy." The army remained in Smolensko two days,... | |
 | 1860 - 796 Seiten
...offers a general inducement to carefulness of small matters. "A little neglect," he says, " may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost...shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy." And this, which feebly attempts to improve... | |
 | 1844 - 826 Seiten
...disasters, to the caprice of a courtier, or perhaps the accidental delay of a messenger. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of a horse, the man — and so all was owing to the want of a nail ! Tin; two manners seem incompatible. Never mind. Use... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 Seiten
...acts of parliament ; acts of parliament, a revolt. " A little neglect," says poor Richard, " may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost...shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe... | |
 | 1843 - 684 Seiten
...simplicity contents itself with being so. * TAKE CARE IN TIME. THERE is an old proverb, " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the man was lost." Mons. Say, an able French writer on political economy, relates an anecdote which, though amusingly,... | |
 | 1822 - 588 Seiten
...a horse's shoe at the proper time, may afford a seasonable hint on the same subject. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost, ' • (Being; overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a Itorse-sfwe... | |
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For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a rider, the battle was lost. 
