 | 1826 - 440 Seiten
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that... | |
 | 1826 - 450 Seiten
...many others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiffioners cannot eafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | 1827 - 574 Seiten
...hinuelf thereunto, he might wonder to find himself in any tolerable degree of understanding." CLARENDON. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. CLXV. It is downright hypocrisy in a man of certain degree, not immediately to take the... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 Seiten
...persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. —Goldsmith. CCCCXCIV. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. ccccxclv. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us .much more, if we reckon all that... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...of us. — "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and tour times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. CLXV. It is downright hypocrisy in a man... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...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 pride, and four times as much...them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. 5 "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 Seiten
...deliver us, hy allowing an ahatement. However, let us hearken to good ndvice, and something may ho done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would he thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their tune, to he employed... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 Seiten
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much hy our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by oitr folly : and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement.... | |
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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 discharg-e them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,... 
