 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 trang
...discharge them ; but we may have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; " Gold helps them that help themselves," as Poor Richard eays. I. ' It wonld be thought a hard government... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 trang
...discharge them : but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...and four times as much by our folly ; and from these tuxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the com1 The origin and intent of this popular piece is fully explained by Dr. Franklin in the Memoirs... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...done for us ; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 trang
...; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by qur idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us i ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. .1 " I. It would be thought a hard... | |
 | 1821 - 162 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...for us; ' God helps them that help themselves ;' as poor 'Richard says. • "I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth... | |
 | 1821 - 356 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed ' twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us i ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 1. It would be thought a hard government... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 trang
...more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by oar pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from...for us: ' God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth... | |
 | 1821 - 156 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abate9 ment. However, let us .hearken to good advice, and something may be 103 done for us ; ' God... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 trang
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much, by our idleness, three times as much by our...from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or del,ver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good ad\ice, and something may be... | |
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Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed... 
