 | 1859 - 80 Seiten
...grave. If time be above all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Sloth makes all things difficult ; but industry, all easy. He that riseth late must trot all day, and... | |
 | Sandhurst roy. military coll - 1859 - 672 Seiten
...forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy. Beware of little... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 Seiten
..." But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1861 - 304 Seiten
..." But dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality." " Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that... | |
 | Perseverance - 1862 - 310 Seiten
...translated into several languages. The following short extract will give an idea of the whole — "If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...enough, always proves little enough. Let, us, then be up and doing, and doing to some purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more, with less perplexity.'... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping <m<jugh in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again ; ami what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most preeious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest...tells us, Lost time is never found again ; and what we cull time enough, always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 Seiten
...than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry." If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest extravagance. Lost time is never found again. What we call time enough, always proves... | |
 | 1864 - 422 Seiten
...foxcatch'es no poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...little enough. Let us, then, up and be doing, and be doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes ull things... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 Seiten
...catches no poultry and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as pool Uichard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time ia never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough." Let us then up and... | |
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How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. 
