 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, as Poor Richard says in his Almanack of 1733.  The biblical museum - Page 137by James Comper Gray - 1871Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 pages
...us hearken to good advice and something maybe done for us; "God helps them that help themselves." I. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people the one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service; but idleness taxes many of us much... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 pages
...philosopher, is too well known, and would require too much space, to be noticed here. THE WAY TO WEALTH. 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 us much more — sloth,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...and something may be done for us. ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 1. It would be thought a hard government that should...taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the... | |
 | 1853 - 446 pages
...and something may be done for us : ' God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. "1. It would be thought a hard government that should...taxes many of us much more. Sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. ' Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears ; while the... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 858 pages
...may be done for Ha : ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. '< 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 ¡з spent in... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pages
...fellow-creature, I would shut him alone in a dark room without employment. IDLENESS, ITS TAXES. — 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,... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1854 - 428 pages
...species. We shall now give a further illustration from Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack : — " It would be thought a hard government that should...taxes many of us much more : sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...Richard says. „I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax the people one tenth parth of their time, to be employed in its Service; but idleness taxes many of ns much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absnlutely shortens life. „Sloth, like rust, eonsumes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...says in his almanac. " It would be thought a hard government thaf should tax its people one tenth, part of their time, to be employed in its 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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...advice, and something may be done for us; God htljis them that help thcmsilres, as Poor Richard saye. "I. It would be thought a hard government, that should...taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like runt, consumes faster than labour wenrs ; v hde the... | |
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