 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 Seiten
...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, if we reckon...than labour wears, while the key often used is always bright.—Franklin. ccccxcv. As the rose tree is composed of the sweetest flowers, ami the sharpest... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...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, if we reckon...doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle en> ployments, or amusements that amount to nothing, Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...one tenth part 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 labor wears, while the used ^ key is always bright,' as Poor Richard says, ^16 ^ "'But dost thou love... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 Seiten
...government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their tune, 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 doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments, or amusements that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 Seiten
...on diseases, absolutely shurtens hie. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster ilian labour wears, wh,!e the key often used is always bright,' as poor Richard says. ' But dost tliou !•>>•<> Idii.' then do u.it squander time, for that's lite- stuff life is made of,' as poor... | |
 | 1832 - 220 Seiten
...one-tenth part of their time to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens...rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as Poor Richard says. — 'liut dost thou love life ? then do not squander... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...one-tenth part 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 labor wears, while the used key is always bright,' as Poor Richard says. — ' But dost thou love life... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 Seiten
...one-tenth part of their tune, 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 labor wears ; while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1839 - 204 Seiten
...employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by' bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright," as Poor Richard says. But, " dost thou love life, then do not squander... | |
 | 1839 - 428 Seiten
...be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more: sloth, by bringing on disease absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears. while the used key is always bright," as Poor Richard says. But, " dost thou love life, then do not squander... | |
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Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches... 
