 | John Campbell - 1862
...for the want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for the want of a little care about a horseshoe nail." Prim was obstructed by little impediments, and which... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 520 Seiten
...Needs 1240 For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, "Poor Richard's Almanack," June 1758, The Complete... | |
 | Giles B. Gunn - 1994 - 629 Seiten
...Mischief; adding, for want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy; all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail. So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to one's own Business;... | |
 | David Evans - 1999 - 688 Seiten
...in 1751: For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.15 1n any event, it was clear the rough, mountainous terrain had exacted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson - 2003 - 551 Seiten
...mischief; adding, for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. "So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business;... | |
 | D. V. ரங்கராஜன் - 2003 - 544 Seiten
...Johnston 448. For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse shoe-nail. - Franklin 449. Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great... | |
 | Wolfgang Mieder - 2004 - 304 Seiten
...mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. dustry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose... | |
 | James W. Komarnicki Ed D. - 2004 - 324 Seiten
...1997). "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horseshoe nail" (Benjamin Franklin in Hendricks 1997). "Well done is better than well... | |
 | Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - 2004 - 121 Seiten
...mischief; adding, for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of care about a horseshoe nail "So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 302 Seiten
...Mischief, adding, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail. So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to one's own Business;... | |
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A little neglect may breed great mischief; adding, for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and 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... 
