| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 522 Seiten
...keep thee ;' and again, ' if you would have your business done, go, — if not, send.' And again, ' He that by the plough would thrive Himself must either hold or drive.' And again, ' the eye of a master will do more work than both his hands ;' and again, ' want of care does us more damage than... | |
| Carl August Friedrich Mahn - 1855 - 310 Seiten
...gebeten mödjte, himself must either hold or drive muß [iÇn] felbjl entwebet galten obet ttetben. And again, The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands unb wiebetum: ba« Sluge be« -§ettn toitb me^r SSt&eit t^un ai« feine beiben фапЬе; and again,... | |
| 1856 - 372 Seiten
...thy shop will keep thee ; and again, if you would have your business done, go ; if not, send. Again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either...hands ; and again, want of care does us more damage thau want of knowledge ; and again, not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open. — Franklin.... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 Seiten
...will keep thee ;' and again, ' If you would have your business done, go j if not, send ; ' and ngain, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either...work than both his hands ; and again, ' Want of care docs us more damage than want of knowledge ;' and again, ' Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them... | |
| Seba Smith - 1856 - 408 Seiten
...his wife, could hardly be said to be less industrious. His guiding motto through life had been— " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.'' And most literally had he been governed by the precept. He was, in short, an industrious, thriving New... | |
| Arnold B. Cheyney - 1982 - 128 Seiten
...garden overflow. It He that would thrive Must rise at five; He that hath thriven May lie till seven; And he that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1986 - 90 Seiten
...you shall have Corn to sell and to keep. Laziness travels so slowly that Poverty soon overtakes him. He that by the Plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive. Knaves & Nettles are akin ; stroak 'em kindly, yet they'll sting. Life with Fools consists in Drinking... | |
| Robert Major - 1991 - 354 Seiten
...hommes, je m'applique à tirer de leur travail le meilleur parti possible [336].» Et Franklin de dire: «the eye of the master will do more work than both his hands. [...] Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open [97] . » Mais cet ordre implique aussi... | |
| Ian Dyck - 1992 - 340 Seiten
...solidarity among workers were now commonplace. The new moral and economic resolve of the labourers was that He that by the plough would thrive, . . . himself must either hold or drive.43 Along with the labourers Cobbett was edging from a vertical to a horizontal perspective of... | |
| Herman Jensen - 1993 - 530 Seiten
...business that his master won't go for, there will be defects (in the way it is done). 2644, 2649. " And he that by the plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive." " If you wish a thing done, go ; if not, send." 2644. "Let him that is itchy scratch himself." 2643.... | |
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