The book of good devices, ed. by G. GoldingGodfrey Golding 1873 |
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... profit and return will be this - that if thou force him for whom thou art bound to pay it himself , he will become thy enemy ; if thou pay it thyself , thou wilt become a beggar . And believe thy father in this , and print it in thy ...
... profit and return will be this - that if thou force him for whom thou art bound to pay it himself , he will become thy enemy ; if thou pay it thyself , thou wilt become a beggar . And believe thy father in this , and print it in thy ...
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... profit . ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN . Written in the Year 1748 . S you have desired it of me , I write the fol ... profits rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow , destroys all her offspring to the thou- Trust , but not ...
... profit . ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN . Written in the Year 1748 . S you have desired it of me , I write the fol ... profits rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow , destroys all her offspring to the thou- Trust , but not ...
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... profit by the ex- periences which may be learned every day from nearly every person with whom they come in contact ; and , above all , a disposition not easily cast down by diffi- culties and disappointments . R RULES FOR READING . EAD ...
... profit by the ex- periences which may be learned every day from nearly every person with whom they come in contact ; and , above all , a disposition not easily cast down by diffi- culties and disappointments . R RULES FOR READING . EAD ...
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... ashamed , and fathers become morose and despairing of all good , As you sow , so must you reap . The sight of means to do ill - deeds makes ill - deeds done . Treasures of wickedness profit nothing . A prating fool shall 78.
... ashamed , and fathers become morose and despairing of all good , As you sow , so must you reap . The sight of means to do ill - deeds makes ill - deeds done . Treasures of wickedness profit nothing . A prating fool shall 78.
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Godfrey Golding. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing . A prating fool shall fall . and domestic circles , which might be full of thankful- ness and cheerfulness and hope , are , by the hardened profligacy of one of their number ...
Godfrey Golding. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing . A prating fool shall fall . and domestic circles , which might be full of thankful- ness and cheerfulness and hope , are , by the hardened profligacy of one of their number ...
Términos y frases comunes
accommodation bills advice ALFRED BARRY become beginning BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Bernard Palissy better bless borrow character Cheltenham College Cloth gilt counsel courage debt desire despise difficulties diligence duty energy everything evil fall Fcap fear feel folly fool fortune gain gilt edges give GUSTAVE DORÉ habit hand happiness haste hath hear heart honest honour hope human idle industry J. G. HOLLAND keep knowledge labour live look Lord man's matter means mind moral morocco never perseverance person pleasure poor Richard says possess poverty pride racter remember resolution rich ruin SAMUEL SMILES SIR WALTER RALEIGH SIR WILLIAM SAVILLE soul speak spirit success sure suretyship thee thine things thou shalt thought thyself to-day to-morrow tongue trifles true trust truth unto virtue wealth wicked wisdom wise words worth young youth
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Página 102 - Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
Página 223 - Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all.
Página 106 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
Página 158 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Página 223 - HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath; Who envies none that chance doth raise...
Página 103 - Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Página 237 - If I were to pray for a taste which should stand me in stead under every variety of circumstances, and be a source of happiness and cheerfulness to me through life, and a shield against its Ills, however things might go amiss, and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading.
Página 112 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Página 233 - For time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer: welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.
Página 104 - The cat in gloves catches no mice, as Poor Richard says. It is true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects; for, Constant dropping wears away stones; and, By diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable; and Little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says in his almanac, the year I cannot just now remember.