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by Elegant extracts - 1812
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...or the constable enter : for ' Industry pays debts, but despair increaseth them,' says poor Richard. What though you have found no treasure, nor has any...a legacy: ' Diligence is the mother of good luck,' as poor Richard says ; and ' God gives all things to industry ; then plough deep while sluggards sleep,...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...or the constable enter : for ' Industry pays debts, but despair increaseth them,' says poor Richard. What though you have found no treasure, nor has any...a legacy: 'Diligence is. the mother of good luck,' as poor Richard says ; and ' God gives all things to industry ; then plough deep while sluggards sleep,...
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Prose

Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...for " Induftry pays debts, while defpair encreafeth them." What though you have found no treafure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy, " Diligence...the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to induftry. Then plow deep, while fluggards fleep, and yon ihall have corn to fell and to keep." Work...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for ' ,ndustry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.' What, though you have found no treasure, nor...of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. 11 " ' Then plow deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.' Work while...
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A selection of moral lessons, natural history, Bible lessons, and poetry

Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 pages
...house hunger may look in, but dare not enter. Industry pays debts, while indolence increaseth them. Diligence is the mother of good luck ; and God gives all things to industry. 32. But, with our diligence and industry, if we wish to succeed, we must also be steady, attentive,...
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Practical Morality; Or, A Guide to Men and Manners: Consisting of Lord ...

Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...enter." Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter; for, " Industry pays debts, while despair hicreaseih them." What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation leit you a legacy, " Diligence is the mother of good hick, and (iod gives all things to industry. Then...
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The Bristol Job Nott, Or, Labouring Man's Friend, Issue 1

Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...the constable enter, for ' industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.'— What, thoagh yon have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy, ' Diligence is the mother of prosperity, and God gives all things to industry. Then plow deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall...
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Rural Repository, Volumes 10-11

1834 - 430 pages
...wish. There are no gains without pains. At the working man's house hunger looks in but never enters. Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell or keep. One to-day is worth two to-morrows. Handle your tools without mittens — a cat in gloves...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...debts, but despair intreaseth them,' says poor Richard. What though you have found no treasure, nor any rich relation left you a legacy; 'Diligence is the mother of good luck,' as poor Richard says ; and ' God gives all things to industry ; then plough deep while sluggards sleep,...
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The Life and Miscellaneous Writings of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...any rieh relation left you a legaey ; ' Diligenee is the mother of good luek,' as poor Riehard says ; and ' God gives all things to industry ; then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have eorn to sell and to keep,' says poor Diek. Work while it is ealled today, for you know not how mueh...
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