...'For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail.' 48. Quoted in Richard Holies, What Colour is your...

...horse. For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail. -Benjamin Franklin 40 OSSingular Vision The field...

...smallest Matters, because sometimes A little Neglect may breed great Mischief; adding, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want...

...Melville Who buys a horse buys care. — Spanish proverh A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost,- for want of a shoe the horse was lost,- and for want of a horse the rider was lost. — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac [also...

...and fisheries are interconnected. Thinking about the chain of links and losses, I mumbled to myself, "For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of the horse the battle was lost." To control runoff, better land use can protect water quality. "Q" told...

...to become a topic of concern. For Want of a Friend There is a childhood nursery rhyme: For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse...was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the...

...faithful. Do you remember this song - it shows the importance of a nail in a horse's shoe. "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe, the...was lost; For want of a horse, the rider was lost; For want of a rider, the battle was lost; For want of a battle, a kingdom was lost; And all for the...

...Swithin's Day, if thou be fine, •/ •** For forty days the sun will shine. Tot Want of a For want of a nail, The shoe was lost; For want of a shoe, The...was lost; For want of a horse, The rider was lost; For want of a rider, The battle was lost; For want of a battle, The kingdom was lost; And all for the...

..."For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail." Ideas and inventions are the horseshoe nails on which...

...14. 72. Compare the theorem on p. 5 of Pasles, "A Bent for Magic." A Visit to the Country For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost — Poor Richard Improved for 1 758 he best-known...