 | 1796 - 34 pages
...yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. Ill, * So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse...;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for the want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...may breed great mischief;" adding, "For want of nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the hors was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for wan of care about a hors<:•shoe nail. So much f< industry, my friends, and attention to one's oğ... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the...So much for industry, my friends, and attention to ones own business ; but to these we must, add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...A little neglect may breed great mischief; tor want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. '111. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to ones own business ; but to these we must add... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - 466 pages
...breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a slsoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken...slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care absut a horse-shoe nail. " z Lord Hillsborough.— This nobleman, before this time first lord of trade,... | |
 | Rev. John Thornton - 1811 - 106 pages
...things, and remember " That for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy." 132. Good thoughts are apt to vanish away if they be not speedily embodied in good actions. 133. Travellers... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...little neglect may breed great mischief;" adding, "For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business;... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 pages
...A little neglect may breed great mischief: " for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a " shoe, the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the " rider was lost," being overtaken and slain hy the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe-nail. III. So much for industry, my... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...mischief; adding, " For want of a nail the shoe wağ lost ; for want of a shte the horĞe was lest lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; ' being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. 
