 | William Sloane Coffin - 2008 - 630 Seiten
...vicious one to another so much as neglectful. Over 350 years ago George Herbert wrote: "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the rider was lost." Commenting on these words, Ben Franklin concluded,... | |
 | Normand Baillargeon - 2011 - 338 Seiten
...the relevant facts and good reasons to support this conclusion. 75 THE SLIPPERY SLOPE For want of the nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of... | |
 | Nicholas Delbanco - 2008 - 486 Seiten
...entirety to the public's sustained attention. It is time for a full listing of accounts. For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse, for want of a horse the battle was lost, for want of a battle the war. Thus it is not my proper business... | |
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... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost... 
