And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send. And again — He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth - Trang 6bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 288 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 trang
...keep thee;" and again, "if you would have your business done, go— if not send." And again, "He who by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." And again, "the eye of the muster will do more than both his hands;" and again, "want of care does us more damage than want... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 trang
...Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ;' and again, ' If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send.' And again, ' He that by the plough would thrive, Himseif must either hold or drive.' And again, ' The eye of the master will do more work than both... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 trang
...thy shop will keep thee ;' and again, 'If you won Id have your business done, go; if not, •end.' And again, 'He that by the plough would thrive, Himself...must either hold or drive.' And again, 'The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands;' and again, 'Want of care does us more damage than... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 430 trang
...not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds. Pay what you owe, And what you're worth you'll know. He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. There's nothing agrees worse, Than a prince's heart and a beggar's purse. As a man lives, so shall... | |
| John Lauris Blake - 1850 - 688 trang
...the bull-dog, the mastiff, and the Newfoundland dog, for watching—the latter being also a waterThe eye of a master will do more work than both his hands. 33 I. 6I4 THE MORE USEFUL VARIETIES OF THE DOG. ft dog; the shepherd's dog, and the drover's dog; and... | |
| 1850 - 492 trang
...to that of the excellent old proverbs which declare " He that endureth is not overcome," and 11 Who that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." But while our fathers had ever an eye to worldly wisdom, yet they had a thought also to the still better... | |
| Dean Dudley - 1851 - 262 trang
...scriptural idea, " earn thy bread by the sweat of thy brow," and also that maxim of Poor Richard, to wit : " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.'' Sunday in Yankeedom. We were astonished at the strictness with which Yankees observe the sabbath. Their... | |
| george w. johnson - 1851 - 436 trang
...So we may conclude that the old adage is as fresh as ever in its application to labour matters— " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive." We will now proceed to discuss the ordinary dungbed cucumber culture, for, doubtless, many of our readers... | |
| 1851 - 112 trang
...needless ease ; many without labour would live by their wits only, but they break for want of stock. He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. The eye of a master will do more work than the hands of two servants ; the less you give servants to... | |
| Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 794 trang
...I now see that, although I have observed one of them in nine cases, I missed it in the tenth: — " He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold, or drive." I trusted, in the fall, that I could safely look on, and see ter accomplished. As to the mines, they... | |
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