| W & R CHAMBERS - 1887 - 238 pages
...vice is lying; the first is running into debt." So "Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt." " Get what you can, and what you get, hold ; 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold," as poor Richard says. And when you have got the philosopher's stone, sure you will no longer complain... | |
| Maxims - 1887 - 1332 pages
...A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand. 4. Beware of the stone thou stumblest at before. 5. Get what you can and what you get hold, 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold. (Philosopher's stone.) 6. He is not a good mason that refuses any stone. Ital. 7. No man can stay a... | |
| John Bach McMaster - 1887 - 326 pages
...Poor Richard says ; so, Rather go to bed supperless, than rise in debt. Get what you can, and what yon get hold ; 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold. And when you have got the Philosopher's stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad times, or the... | |
| Elizabeth Haven Appleton - 1891 - 330 pages
...thought that strange ingenuity which makes an American the handiest of all human beings—Franklin is best embodied in his own Poor Richard. Honesty...you can, and what you get, hold; 'Tis the stone that wlll turn all your lead into gold. These, and a string of similar maxims, are the pith of Franklin's... | |
| Elizabeth Haven Appleton - Cincinnati (Ohio) - 1891 - 284 pages
...mickle ; the second vice is lying, the first is running in debt ; and — Get what you can, and \yhat you get, hold; 'Tis the stone that will turn all your...pith of Franklin's message to the world. Franklin succeeded, however, as we know, in snatching lightning from the heavens and the sceptre from tyrants,... | |
| Elizabeth Haven Appleton - Cincinnati (Ohio) - 1891 - 282 pages
...vice is lying, the first is running in debt ; and — Get what you can, and what you get, hold ; "T is the stone that will turn all your lead into gold....pith of Franklin's message to the world. Franklin succeeded, however, as we know, in snatching lightning from the heavens and the sceptre from tyrants,... | |
| Education - 1913 - 456 pages
...healthy, and wealthy and wise." "For age and want, save while you may; No morning sun lasts a whole day." "Get what you can, and what you get hold ; Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold." "But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." "Want... | |
| Quotations, English - 1891 - 556 pages
...Gentility without ability Is worse than plain beggary. Get but a good name and YOU can lie in bed. Got what you can, and what you get hold ; 'tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold. Gifts enter everywhere without a nimble. Give a clown your finger and he will take your whole hand.... | |
| Lucius Elmer Sayre - 1894 - 240 pages
...intense activity, get all you can in the shortest time. The author suggests here the old proverb : " Get what you can, and what you get, hold, 'Tis the stone which will turn your lead into gold." One of the objects of this book is to assist the student in holding... | |
| Marshman William Hazen - Elocution - 1895 - 452 pages
...certain ; and ' It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel,' as Poor Richard says. " ' Get what you can, and what you get hold ; "Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.' sure you will no longer complain of bad times or the difficulty of paying taxes. 8. " And now to conclude:... | |
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