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" Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff" life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary... "
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr ... - Page 448
by Benjamin Franklin - 1806
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A Compendium of American Literature, Chronologically Arranged: With ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...always bright, as Poor Kichard says. But dost thou love life,, then do not squander time, f<ir thai is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says....necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The deeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleepin;/ enough in the grave, as Poor Richard...
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The Ackworth reading book, being selections from the best English authors in ...

Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...life. ' 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 of.' How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that ' The sleeping fox catches no...
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and ...

John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...Bias. Book vii. Ch. 4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 1706-1790. God helps them that help themselves. Poor Richard. Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. l(,id. Three removes are as bad as a fire. 1bid. Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should...
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Benjamin Franklin, the Printer-boy

Apprentices - 1865 - 138 pages
...like rust, consumes faster than labour wears; while the used key is always bright." "But dost thon love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth...
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The New School Reader: Embracing a Comprehensive System of Instruction in ...

Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1866 - 396 pages
...shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life? then do not squander time; for that is the stuff life it made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep; forgetting,...
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Advice to youths about entering a commercial career

William H. Ablett - Commerce - 1867 - 94 pages
...life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. 61 life is made of,' as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary...
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Materials for French prose composition, or selections from the best English ...

Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1869 - 382 pages
...thou love life 1 then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of,'2 as poor Eichard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend...sleep ! forgetting, that ' the sleeping fox catches no poultry,6 and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, * as poor Richard says. If time be of...
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Treasury of Choice Quotations

Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...\4yeiv, irepi lcropiO.? \tywv ' 6'rt KO.I lffTopia tarlv CK irapatc1y/jiO.TO>V, qnoting Thuc. I. 22. Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Poor Richard. Three removes are as bad as a fire. ibid. Vessels large may venture more, But little...
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Sabin & sons' American bibliopolist

Sabin J. and sons - 1869 - 466 pages
...clearly shown in the Preface of an old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled, Poor Richard ftnprovcd." He says, But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that il the stuff life it made of, as Poor Richard says." Franklin may have quoted it from some previous...
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The biblical museum, Volume 1

James Comper Gray - 1871 - 442 pages
...like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the used key is always bright. How much more time than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and there will be sleeping enough in the grave ! " <* — The eleventh hour. — An old sailor, who was...
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