 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 Seiten
...Poor Richard saye. "I. It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like runt, consumes faster than labour wenrs ; v hde the used key it always bright, as Poor Richard says.... | |
 | 1856 - 372 Seiten
...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 is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 Seiten
...Richard's Almanack : — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service :...shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright/ as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love life,... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 Seiten
...Richard's Almanack : — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service :...shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love life,... | |
 | 1864 - 704 Seiten
...into Melancholy." Dr. Franklin has said : — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed...Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears." It is related, that to one wishing to put himself under his instruction, while as yet he had learned... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 Seiten
...as Poor Richard says. "It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; icliile the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thoit love life, then do not... | |
 | William Chambers - 1858 - 378 Seiten
...Richard says in his almanac. " 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 is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - 1858 - 362 Seiten
...in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part12 of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more.1s Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster... | |
 | Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 Seiten
...five shillings besides. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tsnth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. He that spends a groat a-day idly,... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 Seiten
...overtakes him. — Franklin. — 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 is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
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Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service. But Idleness taxes many of us much more... 
