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 found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. The Saturday Magazine - Page 141835Full view - About this book
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough always proves little enough." Let us then up... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...love l;'b. then do not squander time, for this is the stuff life is made of/ as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough:' let us then... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...squander time, fop SO POOR RICHARD S ALMANACK, that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always f>roves little enough." Let us then... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us," lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves little enough :" let us then... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...love life, then do not squander time, for that is the staff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough always proves... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...be is •sW to te improved. time, for that is the staff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is never found again ; and what we call link' enough always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...life? " then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is " made of," as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost " time is never found again ; and what we call time " enough, always proves little enough." Let us... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...love life? then do not squander time, for that is thfe stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." Let us then... | |
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