 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 794 Seiten
...I now see that, although I have observed one of them in nine cases, I missed it in the tenth: — " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold, or drive." I trusted, in the fall, that I could safely look on, and see ter accomplished. As to the mines, they... | |
 | Dean Dudley - 1851 - 262 Seiten
...scriptural idea, " earn thy bread by the sweat of thy brow," and also that maxim of Poor Richard, to wit : " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.'' Sunday in Yankeedom. We were astonished at the strictness with which Yankees observe the sabbath. Their... | |
 | george w. johnson - 1851 - 436 Seiten
...So we may conclude that the old adage is as fresh as ever in its application to labour matters— " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." We will now proceed to discuss the ordinary dungbed cucumber culture, for, doubtless, many of our readers... | |
 | Ik Marvel - 1851 - 302 Seiten
...only quotation by the by, that the old gentleman ever makes — that couplet of Poor Richard : — He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. The Squire has been in his day, connected more or less intimately with Turn-pike enterprise, which... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1852 - 564 Seiten
...him, God appears infinitely wise and good. [See 12, 30, 830.] 9. ACCUMULATING, THRIVING. Franklin. He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. A good way to thrive, is to prune off needless wants. Ed. Our Saviour pronounced a reward to the servants... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 804 Seiten
...morning, or plods his wearier way homeward at night, than those well-remembered words of Poor Richard : " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." He may rejoice — we may all rejoice, that so little temptation is held out to accumulated capital... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 402 Seiten
...morning, or plods his wearier way homeward at night, than those well-remembered words of Poor Richard : " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." He may rejoice — we may all rejoice, that so little temptationis held out to accumulated capital... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1852 - 302 Seiten
...connection,—(,he only quotation by the by, that the old gentleman ever makes—that couplet of Poor Richard :— He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. The Squire has been in his day, connected more or less intimately with Turn-pike enterprise, which... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 876 Seiten
...morning, or plods his wearier way homeward at night, than those well-remembered words of Poor Richard : " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." He may rejoice — we may all rejoice, that so little temptation is held out to accumulated capital... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 858 Seiten
...settled be.' Аш1 agtiin, ' Three removes are as bad as a fire :' and ag.ïin, ' Keep thy shop, nnd thy shop will keep thee :' and again, • If you would...more work than both his hands :' and again, ' Want of саге does us m.pre damage than want of knowledge:' and again, • Х«Л to oversee workmen is... | |
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And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee; and again, If you would have your Business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the Plough would thrive. Himself must either hold or drive. 
