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" Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him... "
The Printer Boy: Or, How Ben Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth - Page 32
by William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 261 pages
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...the office will enable us to pay our taxes — If we are industrious, we shall never* starve; for, " 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, while despair encreaseth them."...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...industry easy/ as poor Richard says ; and ' He that riscth late must trot all day, and shall scarcely overtake his business at night.' ' While laziness...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 o bed,...
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Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...industry all easy," as poor Richard says; and, "he who riseth late, must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night; while laziness 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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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...with less perplexity. "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. Drive thy business, let not that drive then ; and, " Early to bed, and early to rise, " Makes a raan...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...with less perplexity. " 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. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee : and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy,...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce otertake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee ; and early to bed, and early to arise, makes a man healthy,...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...with less perplexity. " 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 Drive thy business, let not that drive thee ; and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man hcalttty,...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...less perplexity. " 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." " Drive thy business, let not that drive thee;" and " Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a. man...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...industry all easy," as poor Richard says; and, "he who riseth late, must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night ; while laziness 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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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy," as poor Richard says.j and, " he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall, scarce overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so f lowly that, poverty j 2 soon soon overtakes him," as we read in poor Richard j who adds, " Drive...
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