...doesn't mean you're not gonna eat, does it? — NATALIE KINSEY-WARNOCK, IF WISHES WERE HORSES 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 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN All the sounds dear to a horseman were around me — the snort of the horses...

...14. 72. Compare the theorem on p. 5 of Pasles, "A Bent for Magic." A Visit to the Country 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 — Poor Richard Improved for 1 758 he best-known mathematical episode in the life of Benjamin Franklin...

...to become a topic of concern. For Want of a Friend There is a childhood nursery rhyme: 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. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of...

...Swithin's Day, if thou be fine, •/ •** For forty days the sun will shine. Tot Want of a 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; For want of a rider, The battle was lost; For want of...

...faithful. Do you remember this song - it shows the importance of a nail in a horse's shoe. "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; For want of a rider, the battle was lost; For want of...

...THREE: Do the Right Thing Regularly and Repeatedly A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse...lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. THE PRUDENT APPROACH TO STAYING HEALTHY Should we actively search for good health? Should we be proactive...

...Christian for one year or forty years. God expects you to be a Christian soldier in his army. "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; For want of a rider, the battle was lost; For want of...

...events can reach a point of crisis that magnifies small changes. As a popular verse has it, 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; For want of a rider, the battle was lost; For want of...

...dreams to come true and as simply as in a Mother Goose rhyme and even more presciently. 148 "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. For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of...

...desk?" Chapter 22 Perfection You may have heard (with some embellishment by yours truly), "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. For want of a rider, the message was lost. For want...