 | 1796 - 34 psl.
...catches - no poultry, 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 says, "the greatest prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost time is never... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 psl.
...Fox catches no poultry, 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 says, 'the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 psl.
...fox catches no poultry, 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 says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 psl.
...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.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 psl.
...fox catches no poultry, 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 says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us," lost time is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 psl.
...fox catches no poultry, 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 says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost time is... | |
 | 1812 - 314 psl.
...fox catches no poultry, 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 says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost timeis never... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 psl.
...catches no poultry, 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 says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost time is... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 psl.
...catches no poultry," 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 says, " the greatest " prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost " time... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 psl.
...fox catches no poultry, 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 says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost time is never... | |
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Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough. 
