 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...we might mote easily discharge them ; but we may have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; " Gold helps them that help themselves," as Poor Richard eays. I. ' It wonld be thought a hard government... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them : but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...and four times as much by our folly ; and from these tuxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 Seiten
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and 'ouch mow fjiievous to some of us. We are taxed tv.-ice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...done for us} " God helps them that help themselves," as poqr Richard says in his Al jianack. It would b; thought a hard government that ihould tax its people... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the com1 The origin and intent of this popular piece is fully explained by Dr. Franklin in the Memoirs... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...done for us ; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 Seiten
...; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by qur idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us i ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. .1 " I. It would be thought a hard... | |
 | 1821 - 162 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...done for us; ' God helps them that help themselves ;' as poor 'Richard says. • "I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people... | |
 | 1821 - 356 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed ' twice as much by our idleness,...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us i ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 1. It would be thought a hard government... | |
 | 1821 - 156 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abate9 ment. However, let us .hearken to good advice, and something may be 103 done for us ; ' God... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much, by our idleness, three...from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or del,ver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good ad\ice, and something may be... | |
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and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by... 
