 | James W. Komarnicki - 2004 - 322 Seiten
...MerriamWebster 1995). "The better part of valor is discretion" (William Shakespeare in Merriam- Webster 1995). "For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of...horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost" (George Herbert in Merriam-Webster 1995). "There is a homely adage which runs: 'Speak softly and carry... | |
 | 李瑋 (西洋文學) - 2005 - 328 Seiten
...his ownhead. ^^Iftg aftA - &^W^If °(tt*&( j For want of a nail the kingdom was lost. H -h :2cA ° j For want of a nail, the shoe is lost; for want of...horse is lost; for want of a horse, the rider is lost. j Forbid a fool a thing, and that he will do. J Forbidden fruit is sweet. j Force against force equals... | |
 | 2005 - 328 Seiten
...& £ #JA • & ^ l§ ^T "g ° (tt •* a) J For want of a nail the kingdom was lost. HI ^-^ A ° J For want of a nail, the shoe is lost; for want of...horse is lost; for want of a horse, the rider is lost. El * £ A ° J Forbid a fool a thing, and that he will do. 3 Forbidden fruit is sweet. J Force against... | |
 | Gene Brucker - 2005 - 239 Seiten
...The reference in the title of this chapter to "the horseshoe nail" is from a poem by George Herbert: For want of a nail the shoe is lost For want of a...horse is lost For want of a horse the rider is lost For want of a rider the battle is lost For want of a battle the kingdom is lost And all for the loss... | |
 | M. Gaie Rubenfeld, Barbara K. Scheffer - 2006 - 320 Seiten
...simple, but many important things we do as nurses are simple. Remember the old adage: "for want < >fa nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost." There's a lot of truth to that; don't forget the simple things, they have huge consequences. Simple... | |
 | Michael J. Schott - 2005 - 176 Seiten
...information resources kept the doctors smart." "Exactly! An A for this course. Rich. Someone once wrote, 'For want of a nail, the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe, the horse is lost; and for want of a horse, the rider is lost.' Thus, for lack of medical librarians effectively providing... | |
 | Gregory Sarno - 2005 - 481 Seiten
...in context: a script's structure. THREE-ACT STRUCTURE A plot is a chain of causally linked events: "For want of a nail, the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe, the steed is lost. . . ." Linkage distinguishes plot from vignette. "Southpaw blazes a fastball; cola bathes... | |
 | Montgomery Van Wart - 2005 - 526 Seiten
...ideas. George Herbert pointed out the importance of small operational differences in winning battles. "For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of the shoe the horse is lost; for want of the horse the rider is lost." That rider was the deciding element... | |
 | Ralph Keyes - 2007 - 416 Seiten
...was, "Fish and visitors smell in three days." In Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost; for want of...Horse is lost; for want of a Horse the Rider is lost." More than a century earlier, poet-aphorist George Herbert (1593-1633) wrote, "For want of a nail the... | |
 | Ralph Frasca - 2006 - 307 Seiten
...that led to the disintegration of his alliance. Franklin might have heeded "Poor Richard's" advice: "For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost; for want of...Horse is lost; for want of a Horse the Rider is lost." Six years later, he found another way to convey the same message: "A little Neglect may breed great... | |
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For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost. 
