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" He that idly loses five shillings' worth of time loses five shillings, and might as prudently throw five shillings into the sea. He that loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantage that might be made by turning it in dealing,... "
The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year - Page 349
1793
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Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...fhillings, and might as prudently throw five fhillings into the fea. He that lofes five fhillings, not only lofes that fum, but all the advantage that might be...confiderable fum of money. Again : he that fells upon credit, aflts a price for what he fells equivalent to the principal and intereft of his money for the time...
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Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...shillings into the sea. He who loses five shillings not only loses that sum, but all the advantages which might be made by turning it in dealing, which, by...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he who sells on credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...prudently throw five shillings into the sea. He, that loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantage that might be made by turning...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he, that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...prudently throw five shillings into the sea. lie that loses five shillings, not only loses that sumbut all the advantage that might be made by turning it...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantages that might be made by tuining it in dealing, which, by the time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he that sells upon credit, asks a price for \vhat he sells equivalent...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...prudently throw five shillings into the sea. He that loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantage that might be made by turning...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...shillings into the sea. He who loses five shillings not only loses that sum, but all the advantages which might be made by turning it in dealing, which, by...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he who sells on credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...shilling* into the sea. He that loses five shillings, not only loses that snm, bot all the advantages that might be made by turning it in dealing, which,...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he that sells upon credit, asks a price for what lie sells equivalent...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...prudently throw five shillings into the sea. He that loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantage that might be made by turning...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again : he that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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Annual Register, Volume 35

Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 758 pages
...prudently throw five shillings into the sea. He that loses five shillings, not only loses that sum, but all the advantage that might be made by turning...time that a young man becomes old, will amount to a considerable sum of money. Again, he that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent...
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