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Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth: And William Penn's Maxims ... - Page 8
by Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 192 pages
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...Richard says; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. — If we are industrious, we »ball never starve ; for, „ at the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. " Nor...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. 10 " 'If we are industrious, we will never starve; for at the working man's house, hunger...in, but dares not enter.' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for 'industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.' What, though you have...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 pages
...taxes. If wo are industrious, we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, ' At the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter ; for, ' Industry pays debts, but despair increaseth them,' says poor Richard....
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

1826 - 440 pages
...honour :' but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious, we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, ' At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter ;' nor will...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

1826 - 422 pages
...honour :' but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious, we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, ' At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter ;' nor will...
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Prose

1826 - 450 pages
...Richard fays ; but then the trade muft be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the eftate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes,— If we are induflrious we fhall never ftarve ; for, " at the working man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...ere you find them; and when you have them, they are not worth the search — Shakspcare. nccccLxxvm. At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter; nor will the bailiff or the constable enter: for Industry pays debts, but Despair increaseth them. — Franklin. DCCCCLXXIX....
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...ere you find them; and when you have them, they are not worth the search.—Sliakspewre. DCCCCLXXVHI. At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter; nor will the bailiff or the constable enter: for Industry pays debts, but Despair increaseth. them.—Franklin. DCCCCI.XXIX....
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. 10 " 'If we are industrious, we will never starve; for at the working man's house, hunger...in, but dares not enter. ' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for ' ,ndustry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.' What, though you have...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 pages
...must he worked at, and the calling well followed , or neither the estate nor the office will snahle us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says. 'At the working-man's house hunger looks in, hut , lares not enter.' Nor will...
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