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" Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough. "
Literary Anecdotes and Contemporary Reminiscences of Professor Porson and Others - Page 144
by Edmund Henry Barker - 1852
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

1796 - 34 pages
...catches - 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 must be," as Poor Richard says, "the greatest prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost time is never...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...Fox catches 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 must be/ as poor Richard says, 'the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...fox catches 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 must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is...
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Maxims, observations & reflections on morality and religion; selected from ...

T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always proves little enough....
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...fox catches 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 must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us," lost time is...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...fox catches 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 must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...fox catches 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 must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...catches 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 must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 pages
...catches 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 must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatest " prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost " time...
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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...fox catches 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 must be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost time is never...
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