 | 1827 - 574 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 páginas
...advice, and something may be done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. 5 "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;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 páginas
...themselves,' as poor liichard says in his \lniaiidc. " It would be thought u hard government that ,<•.:! I tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many jf us iniir.li more, if we reckon ah'tiiat is spent in absolute sloih, or doing of nothing, with thai... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 páginas
...done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would he thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their tune, to he employed in its service ; hut idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 páginas
...It would b« thought a hard government that should lax its people one-tenth part of their lime to he employed in its service : but idleness taxes many of us much more: sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, con* sumes faster than... | |
 | 1832 - 220 páginas
...and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. I. " It would be thought a hard government that should...service : but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. •"Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 páginas
...something may be done for us ; * God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. "It would be thought a hard government that should...idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon aflf that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle employments,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 páginas
...and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help themselves;' as Poor Richard says. " I. It would be thought a hard government that should...service : but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth like rust, consumes faster than labor... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 312 páginas
...done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Ahuannc. " It would he thought a hard government that Should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to he employed in its service ; hut idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent... | |
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... 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,... 
