 If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.  A Benjamin Franklin Reader - Seite 180von Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 7 " 'If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be,' as Poor Richard says, 'the... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, That the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...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
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...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 - 422 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' the sleeping fox 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 must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest... | |
 | 1826 - 440 Seiten
...Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that ' the sleeping fox 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 must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...Richard says. How K much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' as Poor Richard says. 7 '"If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be,' as Poor Richard says, 'the greatest... | |
 | 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 :... | |
 | 1832 - 220 Seiten
...says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...Poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the more precious, wasting time must be/ as Poor Richard says, ' the greatest prodigality ;' since, аз... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting, that, ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping...Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough.' Let us. then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose :... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 Seiten
...says. How * {nuch more than is necessary do we spend in sleep* £irgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,' BS poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard... | |
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