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" 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 his business at night. While laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him... "
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 200
edited by - 1780
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First (-Sixth) illustrated reader

Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." 3. So, what signifies wishing and hoping for better...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Jeremiah Chaplin - Biography & Autobiography - 1876 - 416 pages
...slowly that Poverty soon overtakes him," as we read in Poor Richard; who adds: "Drive the business, let not that drive thee;" and "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," as Poor Richard says. •' ' So what signifies wishing...
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How to get on

Godfrey Golding - 1877 - 268 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, as poor Richard says. " ' So what signifies wishing and...
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Appletons' School Readers

William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...doing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. ' Drive thy business, and let not that drive thee ; ' and ' early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,' as Poor Richard says. 7. " So, what signifies wishing...
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Chambers's English readers, ed. by J.M.D. Meiklejohn, Book 6

John Miller D. Meiklejohn - 1880 - 426 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,' as Poor Eichard says. 4. ' Diligence is the mother of...
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The Granville series. Reading book. Standard 1-6

Granville series - 1882 - 330 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." 7. If we are industrious we shall never starve ; for...
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Political economy reading book

sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - 1882 - 250 pages
...slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him," as we read in poor Richard ; who adds, " Drive thy business, let not that drive thee ; " and, " Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." 5. ' So what signifies wishing and hoping for better...
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Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures and Triumphs

Osgood Eaton Fuller - Biography - 1884 - 564 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,' as Poor Richard says. "So what signifies wishing and...
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Fortunate men, how they made money and won renown: a collection of rich men ...

Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 pages
...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 rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,' as poor Richard says. " So what signifies wishing and...
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British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business, ach you a part of it. Look at t rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,' as poor Richard says, '1. It would be thought a hard...
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