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" The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice... "
The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors - Page 58
by Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 432 pages
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The Young Man's Friend

Artemas Bowers Muzzey - Young men - 1836 - 200 pages
...even in his worldly business. " The most trifling actions," it was well said by Franklin, " that can affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound...the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, will make him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at...
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The Clerk's Guide: Or, Commercial Correspondence; Comprising Letters of ...

Benjamin Franklin Foster - Bookkeeping - 1837 - 262 pages
...money an hour beyond the time promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse forever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of the hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months...
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The Life and Miscellaneous Writings of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling aetions that affeet a man's eredit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a ereditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your...
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The London Saturday journal, Volumes 1-4

1841 - 986 pages
...destroyed by intemperate diet. — Burton. CREDIT.— The most trifling actions that affect a man'l credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table,...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume 7

1840 - 494 pages
...a hundred pounds. So much in stock, briskly turned by an industrious man, produces great advantage. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of the hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes ...

1842 - 194 pages
...money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should he at work, he sends for his money...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 2

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...money an hour beyond the tune you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...an hour beyond the time you promised', lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at live in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but...
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The Works of ... Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money...
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Life of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that aflect a man's credit are to he regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard hy a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; hut if he sees you at a hilliard- tahle, or hears...
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