 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 Seiten
...effects ; for ' constant dropping wears away stones,' and 'little strokes fell great oaks.' 9. "I think I hear some of you say, 'Must a man afford himself no leisure ? ' I will tell you, my friends, what Poor Richard says: 'Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and... | |
 | 1915 - 846 Seiten
...of Oakland, and the Faculty Club of the University of California. A Page in Poor Richard's Almanac Methinks I hear some of you say, "Must a man afford himself no leisure?" I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, "employ thy time well if thou meanest to gain leisure. . .... | |
 | John Miller D. Meiklejohn - 1880 - 426 Seiten
...diligence and patience, the mouse ate into the cable ; ' and ' Little strokes fell great oaks.' e. Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a man afford himself no leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Eichard says : ' Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure;... | |
 | sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - 1882 - 250 Seiten
...oaks," as poor Richard says.' BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. XXIV. POOR RICHARD'S PRUDENT SAYINGS. PART II. 1. 'METHINKS I hear some of you say, Must a man afford himself no leisure ? — I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says : " Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 592 Seiten
...diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; and Little strokes fell gi-eat oaks. " M ethinks I hear some of you say, ' Must a man afford himself no leisure?' I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy time well, if than meanest to gain leisure ; and,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1883 - 240 Seiten
...constant dropping wears away stones,' and ' by diligence and patience the mouse ate the cable in two;' and 'little strokes fell great oaks.' Methinks I hear...you say, ' Must a man afford himself no leisure?' Employ your time well, if you mean to gain leisure; and since you are not sure of a minute, throw not... | |
 | John Southward - 1883 - 166 Seiten
...how much you may be hindered to-morrow. ONE To-day is worth two To-morrows. CONSTANT dropping weareth away stones ; and by diligence and patience the mouse...two the cable ; and little strokes fell great oaks. EMPLOY thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure ; and, since thou art not sure of a minute, throw... | |
 | Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 Seiten
...weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects; for ' constant dropping wears away stones; and by diligence and patience the mouse...must a man afford himself no leisure ?' I will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard says: ' employ thy time well, if 54 thou meanest to gain leisure;... | |
 | Herbert A. Applebaum - 1992 - 664 Seiten
...Franklin did not equate leisure with idleness, but, rather, as time to do something useful. Methinksl hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? — I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 Seiten
...are weakhanded, but stick to it steadily; and you will see great Effects, for Constant Dropping wears away Stones, and by Diligence and Patience the Mouse...two the Cable; and Little Strokes fell great Oaks, as Poor Richard says in his Almanack, the Year I cannot just now remember. Methinks I hear some of... | |
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Methinks I hear some of you say, 'Must a man afford himself no leisure?' I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. 
