It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes... Poor Richard's Almanac - Trang 9bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1900 - 132 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| 1822 - 336 trang
...some very curious inquiries on the art of prolonging life. * " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their...service : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 trang
...themselves," as poor Richard says. 1 (t will be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service: But idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens lite. "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 trang
...help themselves," as Poor Richard says.' I. „It would be thought a hard government that should, Ux its people one-tenth part of their time to be employed...service: but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. „ Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 trang
...as Poor Richard says. 5 " It would bethought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service: but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - 782 trang
...Richard says. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part ot their time, to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
| 1826 - 440 trang
...that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its serrice; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth,... | |
| 1827 - 574 trang
...understanding." CLARENDON. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service...absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which U spent in idle employments, or amusements that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on diseases,... | |
| General reader - 1827 - 246 trang
...and virtue, he who chooses earliest chooses best. • Johnson. It would be thought a bad government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in their service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 trang
...are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. ccccxclv. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their...doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle en> ployments, or amusements that amount to nothing, Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 trang
...as Poor Richard says. 5 "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service: but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, ' by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
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