| Gleaner - 1805 - Страниц: 426
...saved, not by faith, but by the want of it ;" but a man's own care is profitable ; for, " If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, — serve yourself. A little neglect mav breed great mischief; for want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - Страниц: 590
...saved, not by faith, but by the want of it ;" but a man's own, care is profitable ; for, " if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve...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 rider was lost," being... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - Страниц: 586
...saved, not by faith, but by the want of it;" but a man's own care is profitable; for, " if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve...yourself. 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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - Страниц: 466
...violence, acts of parliament ; acts of parliament, a revolt. " A little neglect," says peer Richard, '« may 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 and slain by the... | |
| Rev. John Thornton - 1811 - Страниц: 106
...the good metal on which it grows. 131. Be diligent in little 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... | |
| 1813 - Страниц: 552
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The army... | |
| John Bancks - 1813 - Страниц: 328
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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 hy the enemy." The army... | |
| 1813 - Страниц: 550
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The... | |
| 1860 - Страниц: 796
...where he offers a general inducement to carefulness of small matters. "A little neglect," he says, " 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." And this, which... | |
| 1844 - Страниц: 826
...disasters, to the caprice of a courtier, or perhaps the accidental delay of a messenger. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of a horse, the man — and so all was owing to the want of a nail ! Tin; two manners... | |
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