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...proceeded as follows : Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are...

...Gains, without Pains. « He that hath a Trade hath an Estate. • Taxes are indeed very heavy (but) we are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three...by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly. • Beware of little Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship. • Learning is to the Studious,...

...Gains, without Pains. « He that hath a Trade hath an Estate. • Taxes are indeed very heavy (but) we are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three...by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly. • Beware of little Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship. • Learning is to the Studious,...

...indeed it be an evil, contributes naturally to its own cure." His "Poor Richard" noted the same year, "We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three...by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly. .m However, by the war's end, colonial contributions to defray the costs of the lengthy military campaign...

...Annuity Taxation Friends . . . and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and some much more grievous to some of us....

...heavy, and if thole laid on by the Goverment were the only Oneis we had to pay, we might more eafily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idlenefs, three times as much by our Pride, and four...

..."Friends, says Father Abraham, and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay,...many others, and much more grievous to some of us." See PBF 7:341, "Father Abraham's Speech," Poor Richard's Almanac, 1758. This essay became "The Way...

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...ago, Benjamin Franklin advised people who complained about the government imposing unfair taxes that, "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...by our pride, and four times as much by our folly." Following Franklin's formula, smart people would choose idleness over pride or folly, thus dramatically...