 Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? — I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.  Select Pieces - Trang 5bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 trang
...thy time well if thou meanest to gain leisure ;" and "since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour!" Leisure is time for doing something...imagine that sloth will afford you more comfort than labor? No! for, as Poor Richard says, "trouble springs from idleness and grievous toil from needless... | |
 | Paul Zall - 2005 - 186 trang
...Employ thy Time well ifthou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour. Leisure, is Time for doing something...Life of Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things — Many without Labour, would live by their Wits only, but they break for Want of Stock. Whereas Industry... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2006 - 141 trang
...never be spent. Work while it is called Today, for you know not how much you will be hindered Tomorrow. Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure...diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never. A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees. HAPPINESS IN THIS LIFE Franklin wrote... | |
 | Lorraine Smith Pangle - 2007 - 277 trang
...meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour. Leisure is a time for doing something useful; this Leisure the...Leisure, and a Life of Laziness are two Things™ But he does not explain in the almanac what he means by leisure, or precisely how it differs from labor... | |
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