 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 páginas
...servant, and one that you like, serve 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 rider was lost," heing overtaken ami slain by the enemy ; all for want... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 páginas
...Keep thy shop, and thy «hop will keep thee. A little neglsct 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 by the enemy—all for want... | |
 | 1832 - 586 páginas
...hope I don't intrude. Your humble servant, TG" " A little neglect may breed much mischief: for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the...was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of a horse-shoe nail.—And for the want of... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 292 páginas
...business seemingly trivial occasioned death." How much better this is told by Dr. Franklin. " 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, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Nor is the language... | |
 | 1847 - 738 páginas
...lives sacrificed. " For want of a nail," says the sagacious Franklin in his invaluable apophthegms, " 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, and all for want... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1833 - 354 páginas
...business seemingly trivial, occasioned death." How much better this is told by Dr. Franklin. " 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, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Nor is the language... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 páginas
...parliament, a revolt. '* A little nee led" says poor Richard, "may breed great mischief: 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 ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail."... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 292 páginas
...occasioned death." How much better this is told by -Dr. Franklin, " For want of a nail the shoe was~iost, 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, all for want of care about a horseshoe nail." Nor is the language... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1834 - 254 páginas
...stitch in time saves nine,' — and, ' A little neglect may breed a 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 by an enemy, all for want... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 páginas
...servant, and one that you like—servo 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 rider was lost;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want... | |
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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... 
