 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
 | Ackworth sch - 1865
...God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 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 disease, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | William Fewsmith, Edgar Arthur Singer - 1866 - 228 trang
...are determined to be, the want of them will not prevail. That government would be thought hard which should tax its people onetenth part of their time...we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or m doing nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments, or in amusements which amount to nothing.... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866
...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 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... | |
 | William H. Ablett - 1867 - 80 trang
...helps those 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...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | William Fewsmith, Edgar Arthur Singer - 1868 - 228 trang
...are determined to be, the want of them will not prevail. That government would be thought hard which should tax its people onetenth part of their time to be employed in its service; but idleness taxei many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or ID doing nothing,... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1871
...Because no man hath hired iw.' " c — Tax of idleness. — " It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people onetenth part of their...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more. Sloth, by bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 640 trang
...God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says. " 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 labor... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1872
...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...service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1872
...Adapted. — FHANRLIN. 1. WOULD it not 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 ; and Sloth, by bringing on disease, absolutely shortens life. 2. " Sloth, like rust," says the proverb,... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874
...may be done for us; " God helps them that help themselves." 2. It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their...we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or in doing nothing, with that which is spent in idle employment, or amusements that amount to nothing.... | |
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