 | 1841 - 300 Seiten
...1. • It would be thought a hard government that should lax its people one-tenth part of their lime to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 Seiten
...Franklin. It contained many wise sayings on industry and frugality ; which are here collected together. • It would be thought a hard government, that should...of us much more ; if we reckon all that is spent in doing nothing, or in idle employments, or amusements, that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on... | |
 | 1842 - 194 Seiten
...may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help themselves,1 as poor 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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. "I. It would be thought a hard government, that should...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor... | |
 | 1844 - 276 Seiten
...insured content, And love smiled round them wheresoe'er they went. CftABBE. u aru'M. j '• plann'd. j IT would be thought a hard government that should...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 Seiten
...t-ovemment that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to he employed in its service ; hut idleness taxes many of us much more if we reckon all that is spent in ahsolute sloth, or doingof nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments, or amusements that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 292 Seiten
...something may be done for us ; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. "It would be thought a hard government that should...reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing oi nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments, or amusements that amount to nothing. Sloth,... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 Seiten
...something may be done for us ; for God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much mare ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 Seiten
...themselves', as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that would tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in their service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute... | |
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... our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves,... 
