 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 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 ia never... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 570 pages
...Pass'd over to the end they were created, Would bring white hairs unto a quiet Grave. e.— Franklin. TF Time be of all things the most precious, wasting Time...what we call Time enough always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more with less... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Cookery - 1857 - 730 pages
...The sleeping fox catches no poultry. 3430. There will be time enough for sleep, in the grave. 3431. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. 3432. Lost time is never found again. 3433. What we call time enough, always proves little enough.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 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 never... | |
 | William Chambers - Conduct of life - 1858 - 378 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 never... | |
 | Sandhurst roy. military coll - 1859 - 672 pages
...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 expenses ; a small leak (Serf)... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 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 never... | |
 | Americans - 1859 - 80 pages
...The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and there will be sleeping enough in the 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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 pages
...bright." " 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 ariseth late must trot all... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Apprentices - 1861 - 304 pages
...bright." " 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 riseth late must trot all day,... | |
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Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth... 
