 ... 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,...  The Saturday Magazine - Стр. 1261844Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1826 - Страниц: 422
...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 - Страниц: 246
...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... | |
 | 1827 - Страниц: 574
...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 - Страниц: 354
...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...service; but idleness taxes many of us .much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - Страниц: 358
...persuade others that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves. —Goldsmith. CCCCXCIV. It would be thought a hard government that should...service; but idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - Страниц: 336
...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;... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - Страниц: 290
...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...diseases, absolutely shortens life. " Sloth, like rust, con* sumes faster than labour wears, whik the used key is always bright," as Poor Richard says, —... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - Страниц: 310
...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 - Страниц: 314
...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... | |
 | 1832 - Страниц: 220
...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...•"Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright,' as Poor Richard says. — 'liut dost thou love life ?... | |
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