 | 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... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 trang
...and something may be done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. 8. " It would be thought a hard 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... | |
 | 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
...advice, and something maybe done for us ; 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 ot their time, to be employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by... | |
 | 1826 - 440 trang
...mind ; and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : — "Friends (says he) and neighbours — The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid...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,... | |
 | 1826 - 422 trang
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, tUree times as much by our pride, and four times as much...that should tax its people one-tenth part of their rime, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 trang
...with religion 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... | |
 | 1827 - 574 trang
...hinuelf thereunto, he might wonder to find himself in any tolerable degree of 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 ; but idleness taxes many of us much more,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 trang
...greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. ccccxclv. It would be thought a hard government that should...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... | |
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... by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves,... 
