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" If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality ; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again ; and, what we call time enough, always proves little enough. "
Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania: With the Incidental History of the ... - Page 252
by William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 512 pages
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

1796 - 34 pages
...life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...love l;'b. then do not squander time, for this is the stuff life is made of/ as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/ as poor Richard says. ' If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be/ as poor Richard...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...squander time, fop SO POOR RICHARD S ALMANACK, that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard...
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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...love life, then do not squander time, for that is the staff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as poor...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep!...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as poor...
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Maxims, observations & reflections on morality and religion; selected from ...

T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...but a wise man can employ leisure 'well ; and he that makes best use of his time, has none to spare. If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, . always proves little enough....
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...love life? then do not squander time, for that is thfe stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as poor Richard says. " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...be is •sW to te improved. time, for that is the staff life is made of," as Poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...that there will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. ' " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 pages
...life? " then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is " made of," as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep...that " There will be sleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Richard says. " If Time be of all things the most precious, wasting " time must be," as Poor...
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