 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 our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes...  Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters - Seite 117von John Bach McMaster - 1887 - 293 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 Seiten
...much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing au om foolish book to foolish book, and get good of none,...false desire after spiceries and confectioneries tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many... | |
 | May Louise Harvey - 1912 - 424 Seiten
...pride, and four times as much by our folly. And from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease nor deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let...helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanac of 1733. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax the people a tenth part... | |
 | John Lawson Stoddard - 1913 - 494 Seiten
...v.— 18 our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However,...helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says in his Almanack of 1733. " It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth... | |
 | 1914 - 304 Seiten
...much by our PBIDE, and four times as much by our FOLLY ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However,...done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Pool Kichard says in his Almanac of 1733. It would be thought a hard government that should, tax its... | |
 | Mary Edwards Calhoun, Emma Leonora MacAlarney - 1915 - 670 Seiten
...much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However,...something may be done for us ; God helps them that helps themselves, as Poor Richard says. I. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1916 - 798 Seiten
...much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However...helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1916 - 376 Seiten
...much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However...helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says in his Almanac of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People oneutenth... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1916 - 760 Seiten
...much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However...helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth... | |
 | Edwin Du Bois Shurter - 1917 - 328 Seiten
...much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and of these taxes the commissioners can not ease or deliver...to good advice, and something may be done for us. 'Heaven helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. "It would be thought a hard government... | |
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