 | 1834 - 440 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 any abatement.—FEANKLIN. THE HORN OF THE ALPS. WHAT time, behind the distant rock, Slow sinks the... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1835 - 262 trang
...easily 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 usj "God helps them that help themselves," as poor Richard says. I. It will be thought a hard government... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 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 - 1837 - 356 trang
...easily 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...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something maybe done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. 'It... | |
 | 1838 - 444 trang
...stating that we complain of the taxes imposed upon us by government, but, it adds, ' we are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.' Now, if we lessen some of these useless taxes made by ourselves, we should feel but little from the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 trang
...easily discharge them, hut we have many others, and much more grievous to some or 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," aa poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people... | |
 | William Vaughan - 1839 - 420 trang
...every cottage. It begins by stating we complain of the taxes by government ; but we are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; but if we lessened some of these useless taxes on ourselves, we should feel little from the others... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 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 any abatement. — FEANKLIN. ON OF THE INSTINCT ANIMALS. A WISE and merciful Creator has Bestowed upon... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 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 any abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us : ' God helps... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 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...folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something... | |
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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... 
