 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 372 pages
...is no doubt much less. It is, even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose. The habit of sauntering, and of indolent careless application, which is naturally, or rather necessarily,... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 452 pages
...less. It is, even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turniag his hand from one sort of employment to another. When...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose. The habit of sauntering, and of indolent careless application, which is naturally, or rather necessarily,... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...is no doubt much less. It i< even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment to another. When he first begins the new work be is seldom very keen and hearty ; his mind, as they say, does not go to it, and for some time he... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...should at first sight be apt to imagine. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one employment to another. When he first begins the new...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose i'or this reason, country workmen are usually indolent and incapable of vigorous application, from... | |
 | Samuel Read - Economics - 1829 - 440 pages
...is no doubt much less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose. The habit of sauntering, and of indolent careless application, which is naturally, or rather necessarily,... | |
 | Samuel Read (of Roslin.) - 1829 - 444 pages
...is no doubt much less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose. The habit of sauntering, and of indolent careless application, which is naturally, or rather necessarily,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - Business & Economics - 1835 - 350 pages
...time is no doubt less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose." Division of labor, still further, leads to improved and abridged methods of performing different productive... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1838 - 476 pages
...doubt, much less. It is even in this case, however, very со n sideral >le. A man commonly »saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment...When he first begins the new work, he is seldom very ket-n and hearty; his mind, as they say, does not go to it, and for some time he rather trirtt-i than... | |
 | Joseph Salway Eisdell - Economics - 1839 - 636 pages
...of time is, no doubt, much less. In this case, however, it is considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment to another. \Vhen he first begins the new work, he is seldom very hearty at it, and for some time he rather trifles... | |
 | 1842 - 300 pages
...employment commonly saunters a little. When he first begins the new work, he is sellioin very keen or hearty ; his mind, as they say, does not go to it,...time he rather trifles than applies to good purpose. The habit of sauntering, or of indolent, careless application, which is naturally, or rather necessarily,... | |
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A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment to another. When he first begins the new work, he is seldom very keen and hearty ; his mind, as they say, does not go to it, and for some time he rather trifles than applies... 
