 | 1821 - 356 pàgines
...and something may be done for us i ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 1. 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... | |
 | 1822 - 336 pàgines
...Treatise m Life and Death, which contains some very curious inquiries on the art of prolonging life. * " 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... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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...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 pàgines
...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 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 pàgines
...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... | |
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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,... 
