 | 1832 - 220 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. But, if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. Finer clothes than he or his wife wears, or greater expence in any particular than he affords himself,... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer: but, if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice, at a tavern, when you should...a lump. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe; it makes you appear a careful, as well as an honest man, and that still increases your... | |
 | 1833 - 224 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes Aim easy six months lunger. 8. But if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day, and demands it before he can receive it in a lump. 9. It shows, besides, that you, are mindful of what... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. But, if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. Finer clothes than he or his wife wears, or greater expense in any particular than he affords himself,... | |
 | Golden rules - 1835 - 44 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. — Franklin. Justice. — Oppress not the poor, and defraud not of his hire the labouring man. When... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be...a lump. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe; it makes you appear a careful as well as an honest man, and that still increases your... | |
 | Artemas Bowers Muzzey - 1836 - 200 Seiten
...heard by a creditor, will make him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at your work, he sends for his money the next day." If you desire, young reader, a patron in business,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Foster - 1837 - 262 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day, and demands it before it is convenient for you to pay him. Beware of thinking all your own that you... | |
 | 1841 - 986 Seiten
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day.— Franklin. EVEN TEMPER. — The great duke of Marlborough possessed a fine command of his temper, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 Seiten
...ereditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voiee at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it before he ean reeeive it in a lump. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe ; it makes you appear... | |
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The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night... 
