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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. "
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral ... - Page 239
by Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 290 pages
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Applied English Grammar

David Sinclair Burleson - 1925 - 440 pages
...more. 5. Let us make the world safe for democracy. 6. Who said "My day and my night myself I make"? 7. Since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. 8. Who Comes dancing over the snow, His soft little feet all bare and rosy? (4) Write a paragraph on...
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A Book of American Literature

Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - 1927 - 1288 pages
...cannot just now remember. "Methinks I hear some of you say, го must a man afford himself no leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says:...and, since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not au>ay an hour. Leisure is time for doing something useful: this leisure the diligent man will obtain,...
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Western Journal of Education, Volumes 33-34

1927 - 506 pages
...you something to do tomorrow ? Do it today ! Employ thy time well if thou meanest to gain leisure. Since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. Learning is to the studious, and riches to the careful. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday: I represent Abraham...
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Outlook for the Blind, Volumes 11-12

1917 - 512 pages
...thereof, but not before the first day of August in the current year. (Approved May .?/, rciS). Kmploy tliy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure, and since...art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Volunteer Service EVA B. PALMER, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE...
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Theories of the Labor Movement

Simeon Larson, Bruce Nissen - 1987 - 414 pages
...was regarded as encouragement of idleness. As Poor Richard says: Employ thy Time well, if thou meanst to gain Leisure; And, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour. Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease. For Age and Want, save while you...
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The Concept of Work: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern

Herbert A. Applebaum - 1992 - 664 pages
...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,...Hour. Leisure, is Time for doing something useful. Sloth will afford you more Comfort and Labour, Do you imagine? No, for as Poor Richard says, Trouble...
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American Culture: An Anthology of Civilization Texts

Anders Breidlid - 1996 - 428 pages
...Sluggards sleep." "Dost thou love life, then do not Squander Time, for that's the Stuff Life is made of." "Since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour." Sometimes Yuppies are accused of working too hard, but here today's responses seem to be based upon...
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Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom

Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 76 pages
...There is no Man so bad but he secretly respects the Good. Pray don't burn my House to roast your Eggs. Since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour. As we must account for every idle Word, so we must for every idle Silence. He that can have Patience...
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A Benjamin Franklin Reader

Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 pages
...I cannot just now remember. "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 ifthou meanest to gain leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. Leisure...
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Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and ...

Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 446 pages
...cannot just now rememher. Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himsrlf no Lrisure? l will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Lrisure; and, since thau art not sure of a Minate, theow not away an Houe. Leisure, is Time for doing...
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