 | William Goodman - 1845 - 340 Seiten
...sounds, by which the wayfarer * In poor Richard's Almanac for 1758, Ihe following old adage is quoted : " Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." t Spectator, No. 364. t How much this is like Torbole, in Italy,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 Seiten
...grindstone, 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...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' 14 'If you would he wealthy, (says he, in another Almanac) think... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 Seiten
...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 for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And meu for punch forsook hewing and splitting." " If yow would he wealthy, (says he, in another Almanac)... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 Seiten
...life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ; ' and, ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' ' If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
...life to the grindstone, and die uot worth a groat at last — a fat kitchen makes a lean will;" and "Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting." "If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...grindstone, and FRUGALITY. 213 die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will; and — Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea, forsook spinning and knitting. And men for punch, forsook hewing and splitting. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will;' and ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' " ' If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting.... | |
 | 1853 - 446 Seiten
...business : but to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for drink forsook hewing and splitting.' ' If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.'... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 858 Seiten
...at last.' < A fat kitchen makes a lean will,' as poor Richard says ; and, 'Many entâtes are »pent in the getting; Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for panch forsook hewing und splitting.' " 'If yon would be wealthy (says he in another Aimant •), think... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1854 - 428 Seiten
...life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ;' and, " ' Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women...for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.' If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.... | |
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Business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly successful. A Man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone, and die not worth a Groat at last. A fat Kitchen makes... 
