...prudence in everyday life. 9 It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service....more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute Sloth . . . [that], by bringing on Diseases, absolutely shortens Life. Sloth, like Rust, consumes faster...

...helps them that help themselves, as poor Richard says. " ' I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their...employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of as more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster...

...that mould tax its People one tenth Part of their Tims, to be employed in its Service. Rut-IJlcnefs taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is fpent in abfolute Sloth, or doing of Nothing, with that which is fpent in idle Employments or A mufements,...