 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1857 - 416 pages
...Richard's Almanack : — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service :...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as... | |
 | Education - 1864 - 704 pages
...rushes into Mischief or sinks into Melancholy." Dr. Franklin has said : — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part...Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears." It is related, that to one wishing to put... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...as Poor Richard says. "It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; icliile the used key is always bright, as... | |
 | William Chambers - Conduct of life - 1858 - 378 pages
...Richard says in his almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - French language - 1858 - 362 pages
...in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part12 of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more.1s Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...as Poor Richard says. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service;...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor... | |
 | Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 pages
...five shillings besides. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tsnth part of their time to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. He that spends a groat a-day idly,... | |
 | 1860 - 836 pages
...healing — "our step-mother!" IT would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service;...sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright. Dost... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 pages
...overtakes him. — Franklin. — It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 pages
...related to this subject. The following are among the maxims which he uttered in his riper years :— » " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright." " But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made... | |
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... commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us : G-od helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. 
