 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1857 - 730 Seiten
...great mischief. 3476. 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. 3477. If a man save not as he gets, he may keep his nose to the grindstone all bis life, and die not... | |
 | William Chambers - 1858 - 378 Seiten
...because sometimes ' 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 little care about a horseshoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add... | |
 | R. S. Mehrotra, K. R. Aneja - 1990 - 800 Seiten
...Phytophthora infestans in this defeat could be summarised by the old saying "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 battle was lost." It has been recently reported that consumption of blighted potatoes by pregnant women... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 Seiten
...Congressional Record, January 14, 1959, vol. 105, Appendix, p. A144. Needs 1240 For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for...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... | |
 | Michael B. Shebanek - 1993 - 490 Seiten
...Choice of njftnae (i e. wife) A little neglect may breed mischief, !for want of a nail, the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want Like Digital Webster, Digital Quotations remembers the words you have searched for since it started... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 Seiten
...because sometimes 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...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 - 686 Seiten
...perhaps he recalled the words Benjamin Franklin had penned in 1751: For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for...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... | |
 | Florian Faust - 1996 - 404 Seiten
...Although not authoritative, Poor Richards Ahnanac (1758) is illustrative: 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; For the want of a rider the battle was lost; For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost; And all... | |
 | J Bond - 1996 - 260 Seiten
...pointed out in the 18th century: 'A little neglect may breed 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.' One rider who was lost, we were taught at school, was our own William III, he of the Glorious Revolution.... | |
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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 horse-shoe nail. 
