| Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 Seiten
...strokes fell great oaks,'" as poor Richard says in his Almanack, the year I cannot just now remember. * Methinks I hear some of you say, " Must a man afford...no leisure ?" — I will tell thee, my friend, what pool Richard says : " Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and ,since thou art not... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1866 - 396 Seiten
...diligence and patience, the mouse ate in two the cable. 11. "Methinks I hear some of you say: 'Most a man afford himself no leisure ?' I will tell thee,...friend, what Poor Richard says: Employ thy time well, ifthou meanest to gain leisure; and since thou art not sure of a moment, throw not away an hour. Leisure... | |
| Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 Seiten
...by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; and little strokes fell great oak.?.' " Methinks I hear some of you say, ' Must a man afford himself no leisure VI will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Eichard says ; ' Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain... | |
| William H. Ablett - 1867 - 94 Seiten
...two the cable ; and little strokes fell great oaks.' " ' Methinks I hear some of you say, ' Must n man afford himself no leisure?' I will tell thee,...friend, what poor Richard says : ' Employ thy time POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. 63 well, if them meanest to gain leisure ; and, since thou art not sure of... | |
| Pamphilius (pseud.) - 1869 - 282 Seiten
...yourself, be up by peep of day : " Let not the sun look down, and say, ' Inglorious here he lies ! ' " Methinks I hear some of you say, " Must a man afford...himself no leisure ? " I will tell thee, my friend, " Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and since thou art not sure of a minute,... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1872 - 988 Seiten
...diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; ' and ' little strokes fell great oaks.' " Methinka I hear some of you say, ' Must a man afford himself...meanest to gain leisure ; and, since thou art not gnre of a minute, throw not away an hour.' Leisure is time for doing something useful ; this leisure... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 Seiten
...diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; ' and ' little strokes fell great oaks.' " Methinks I hear some of you say, ' Must a man afford himself no leisure t ' I will tell theé, my friend, what Poor Richard says : ' Employ thy time well, if thou mealiest... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1873 - 266 Seiten
...and by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable; and little strokes fell great oaks." Methinks I hear some of you say, " must a man afford himself no leisure?" I will tell thee, mv friend, what poor Richard says: " employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and, since... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 Seiten
...effects ; for ' constant dropping wears away stones,' and 'little strokes fell great oaks.' 9. "I think I hear some of you say, 'Must a man afford himself no leisure ? ' I will tell you, my friends, what Poor Richard says: 'Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 Seiten
...think I hear some of you say, ' Must a man afford himself no leisure ? ' I will tell you, my friends, what Poor Richard says : ' Employ thy time well, if...doing something useful ; this leisure the diligent map will obtain, but the lazy man never ; for ' a life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.'... | |
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