| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
..." So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own husiness ; hut to these we must udd frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly...and die not worth a groat at last.' A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard says ; and, ' Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...gets ' keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, an't, die not worth a groat at last' ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard Bays; and,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
...little care about a horse-shoe nail. " III. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...industry more certainly successful A man may, if he know not how to save as he gets, ' keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1835 - 262 pages
...horse-shoe nail. " III. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to tliese we must add frugality, if we would make our industry...more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not now to save as he gets, " keep ^ his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a ' groat... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...one's own bnsiness; bnt to these we mnit add frngality. If we wonld make onr indnstry more snecessfnl. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " kecp bis nose all his life to the grind -stone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitehen... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...little care about a horse-shoe nail. " III. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. Jl fat kitchen makes a lean will; and Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. ' So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...and die not worth a groat at last.' ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Kichard says; and, ' Many estates are spent in the getting; Since women... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not bow to save as he gets, " k- rp his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die no[ worth a groat... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...of a little eare about a horse-shoe nail. So mueh for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more eertainly sueeessful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, ' Keep his nose all his life... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...of a little cure ahout a horse-shoe nail. ' So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add frugality,...and die not worth a groat at last.' ' A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard says : ' Many estates are spent in the getting ; Since women for... | |
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