The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice... The Monthly critical gazette - Página 3911824Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1859 - 188 páginas
...business, in all avocations, character, in the long run, is the best capital. Says Poor Richard—" The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or...nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy for six months longer ; but if he sees you at a gambling-table, or hears your voice in a tavern when... | |
| 1859 - 788 páginas
...business, in all avocations, character, in the long run, is the best capital. Says poor Richard : — " The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him cu.-y for six months longer ; but if he sees you at a gambling table, or hears your voice at a tavern,... | |
| William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 páginas
...doubtless, that caused him, years afterwards, to give the following advice to a " young tradesman :" — " The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
| William M. Thayer - 1861 - 304 páginas
...doubtless, that caused him, years afterwards, to give the following advice to a " young tradesman " : — " The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
| Elements - 1862 - 246 páginas
...crisis comes. No man can succeed in life when he has lost the confidence of men. Dr Franklin said, " The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit,...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
| John Laurie Blake - 1862 - 236 páginas
...money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappointment shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit,...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer : but if he sees you at a billiardtable, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 páginas
...is eloquence, and the oyes of the ¡¿norant more learned than thoir cars. ACTION— Importance of. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the mornirg, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy si* months longer ; but if he sees you... | |
| 1862 - 580 páginas
...somebody will furnish Uie bride. "The sound of your hammer," says Franklin, "at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your Tolce at a tavern, when you should be at work,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 páginas
...purse.' He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit...at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six nioiuhs longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, o1 hears youi voice at a tavern, when you should... | |
| 1864 - 606 páginas
...a young tradesman timeis money, credit is money. The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. Wealth depends upon industry and frugality. " The use of money is all the advantage there is in having... | |
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