| William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 páginas
...23. A little neglect may breed great mischief; ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse,...overtaken and slain by the enemy : all for want of u little care about a horse- shoe nail." CHAP. V. Poor Richard, or the Way to Wealth. • CONTINUED.... | |
| 1822 - 588 páginas
...on the same subject. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost, ' • (Being; overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a Itorse-sfwe nail." I am, Sir, Your constant Reader, LUCY J ADVANTAGE... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 páginas
..." ' A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. SECTION II. Frugality: calamities of pride, extravagance and debts. 1 "So much for industry, my friends,... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...your"lt A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 páginas
...little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, ' Forwant of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| 1826 - 422 páginas
...was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to...add frugality, if we would make our industry more eertainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, ' keep Iris .nose all his... | |
| 1826 - 440 páginas
...little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe .nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention... | |
| Horace Smith - 1829 - 228 páginas
...one word may settle it all, and remember, that ' for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the...was lost, b,eing overtaken and slain by the enemy",' as poor Richard says." " Your advice comes too late ; our disagreement is of a nature that cannot be... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...DCCLvI. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. — Franklin. DCCLVII. Fear is cousin-german,... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 358 páginas
...DCCLVI. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.—Franklin. nCCLVH. Fear is cousin-german,... | |
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