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Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth: And William Penn's Maxims ... - Page 7
by Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 192 pages
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Plain Directions on Domestic Economy: Showing Particularly what are the ...

1821 - 24 pages
...late, must trot all day, ami shall scarce overtake his business at ni^ht ; while laziness travel« so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive...that drive thee ; and early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and »vise.," as Poor Richard says. "So what signify wishing and hoping...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable ...

Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...with less perplexity. "Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and lie that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...wealthy and wise,'* as poor Richard Says. So what signifies wishing and hoping for better times? we may make these times better, if we bestir ourselves....
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An Introduction to the Universal Explanatory Reader: Designed for Junior ...

William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as Poor Richard says : and he that riseth late, must trot 'all day, and shall scarce overtake...travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him ; and Poor Richard adds/Drive thy business, let not thatdrivethee;' and ' Early to bed and early to...
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake bis business at night; while laziness travels so slowly,...wealthy, and wise," as Poor Richard says.' / 'So what signifies wishing and hoping for better times? We may make these times belter, if we bestir ourselves....
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...with less perplexity. 8 '"Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy: and, he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...healthy, wealthy and wise,' as Poor Richard says. 9 " So that what signifies wishing and hoping for better times ? We may make these times better if...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 pages
...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard lays ; and, ' he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read in poor Richard ; who adds, ' Drive thv business, let not that drive thee ;' and. ' early...
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The Laughing Philosopher: Being the Entire Works of Momus, Jester of Olympus ...

John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...difficult, but industry all easy; and, lie that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarcely overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtake» him. Drive thy business, let not that drive the« ; and Early to bed, and early to rise,...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

1826 - 440 pages
...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard says ; and, ' he that riscth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read in poor Richard ; who adds, ' Drive thy business, let not that drive thee 5' and, ' Early...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

1826 - 422 pages
...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy,' as poor Richard says ; and, ' he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him,' as we read in poor Richard ; who adds, ' Drive thy business, let not that drive thee ;' and, • Early...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...coach. — Cowley, - cccLm. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake...travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. — Franklin. CCCLIV. To be deprived of the person we love, is a happiness in comparison of living...
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