..."Remember," Franklin's Poor Richard counsels, "the good paymaster is lord of another man's purse.... After industry and frugality, nothing contributes...than punctuality and justice in all his dealings" (49). It is this philosophy of avarice that contributes most to the objectives of "the honest man of...

...lord of another man's purse.... After industry and frugality, nothing contributes more to the ra1sing of a young man in the world than punctuality and justice in all his dealings" (49). It is this philosophy of avarice that contributes most to the objectives of "the honest man of...

...time is money . . . that credit is money . . . that money is of the prolific, generating nature. . . . After industry and frugality, nothing contributes...than punctuality and justice in all his dealings. . . . The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes...

...produces great Advantage. Remember this Saying, That the good paymaster is Lord of another Man' s Purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to...Friends can spare. This is sometimes of great Use: Therefore never keep borrow'd Money an Hour beyond the Time you promis'd, lest a Disappointment shuts...

...produces great Advantage. Remember this Saying, That the good Paymaster is Lord Of another Man's Purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to...Friends can spare. This is sometimes of great Use: Therefore never keep borrow'd Money an Hour beyond the Time you promis'd, lest a Disappointment shut...

...paid back. — Anonymous Remember this saying, "The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse." He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to...occasion raise all the money his friends can spare. — Benjamin Franklin Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. —...

...till it becomes a hundred pounds. Remember this saying, The paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to...any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare.81 Franklin's maxims, Weber noted, constitute a 'philosophy of avarice,' since accumulation 'is...

...esteem, and thus greater trade, in the community. In recompense for diligent repayment of debts, one "may at any Time, and on any Occasion, raise all the...Friends can spare. This is sometimes of great Use." Concluding an essay on comforting the sick, Franklin wrote, "If the Considerations of Religion and...

...when the sun sets over the western shore of the island of Tutuila in American Samoa.— Gale Norton After industry and frugality, nothing contributes...young man in the world than punctuality and justice in his dealings. —Benjamin Franklin 109 Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.—Henry...

...all her offspring, to the thousandth generation." "After industry and frugality," says Poor Richard, "nothing contributes more to the raising of a young...than punctuality and justice in all his dealings." It is all very canny, near-viewed, and common-sensible. It is the early American version of that immortal,...