... 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 do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and... Essays and Letters - Seite 75von Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1821 - 24 Seiten
...•' then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. " If mm be of all things the most precious, wasting time must...greatest prodigality !' since, as he elsewhere tells ue, • Lout time ¡a never found again ; and wbal we call time enough always proves little enough.'... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 Seiten
...sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor ilichaid says. "If time be of all things the most precious,...is never found again; and what we call time enough al» ways proves little enough;" let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;. so by diligence... | |
| William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 Seiten
...fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleep enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 11. "If time be of all things the most precious, •wasting...time is never found again ; and what we call time enoughj always proves little enough.' 12. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...sleep ! forgetting, That the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as poor Richard says. If time be of...Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he e'isewhert tells us, Lost'timc is never found again ; and «hit we call time enough always proves little... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 Seiten
...sleep ! forgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as poor Richard says. 'If time be of all thing8 tho 'r-0s' precious,' wasting ' time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality... | |
| 1826 - 450 Seiten
...mufl be," as oor Richnrd fays, " the greatefl prodigality ;" fince, as he eliewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found again ; and what we call time...enough :" Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpofe : fo by diligence ihall we do more with lefs perplexity. " Sloth makes all things difiicult,... | |
| 1826 - 422 Seiten
...catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as poor Richard says. ' Jf time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere teJIs us ' Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.'... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 Seiten
...knowledge, hecause lt comes from the other side of the water ? greatest prodigality;" since, as lie elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves liule enough." ' Let us then up nud he doing, and doing to Iho purposc : so by diligence we shall do... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 Seiten
...will he sleeping enough in the grave/ as poor Richard says. ' If time he of all things Ufa most i whe what we call time enough, always proves little; enough.' Let us then up and he doing, and doing to the purpose : so hy diligence shall we do more wirt, ',.„>-t porpk'xi:y. 'Sloth... | |
| Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 Seiten
...how much you may be hindered to-morrow. Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day ; for what we call time enough always proves little enough. Let us then be up and doing what we know should be done. Delays are dangerous ; and he that riseth late, must trot... | |
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