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Show THE WAY 26 To WEALTH. [G.P.] " fluff life is made of," THE WAY To WEALTH. 27 as Poor Rich/1rd lays. ‘ How much more than is neceffary do we {pend ‘ in fleepl forgetting that, " The flecping fox " catches no poultry, and that there will be " fleeping enough in the grave," as Poor Ric/Jzzrd ‘ lays. " If time be of all things the molt precious, " waiting time muf't be," as Poor Ric/yard ‘ fays, " the greatel't prodigality;" fince, as he ‘ elfewhere tells us, " Loft time is never found " again; and what we call time enough, always " proves little enoughz" Let us then up and ‘ be doing, and doing to the purpofe; fo by di‘ ligence {hall we do more withlefs perplexity. Sloth makes all things diflicult, but induttry all eafy, and, He that rifeth late, mutt trot all day, and {hall fcarce overtake his bufinefs at night; while lazinefs travels to flowly, that poverty foon overtakes him. Drive thy bufinefs, let not that drive thee; and early to bed, and early to rife, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wife," as Poor Richard fays. ‘ So what fignifies withing and hoping for ‘ better times? We may make thefe times bet‘ ter, if we bellir ourlelves. " lnduftry need " not with, and he that lives upon hope will " die faf'ring. There are no gains without pains ; t be worked at, and the calling well followed or ‘ neither the eflate nor the office will enable us ‘ .to pay our taxes. -- If we are induftrious, we ‘ {hall never fiarve; for, " at the workino man's " houfe hunger looks in, but dares not aDenter " ‘ Nor will the bailiff or the conf'rable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while defpair increafeth " them." What though you have found no trea- ‘ fure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy " Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God " gives all things to induf'try. Then plow deep " while fluggards fleep, and you {hall have corri " to fell and to keep." Work while it is called ‘ to-day, for you know not how much you may " be hindered to-morrow. " One to-day is worth " two to-morrows," as Poor Ric/Jami lays,- and ‘ farther, " Never leave that till to-morrow " which you can do to-day." If you were a fer: ‘ vant, would you not be afhamed that a good ‘ mailer {hould catch you idle? Are you then ‘ your own matter P be afhamed to catch yourfelf ‘ idle, when there is f0 much to be done for ‘ yourfelf, your family, your country, and your ‘ king. Handle your tools without mittens, re- ‘ member, that, " The cat in gloves catches no " mice," as Poor Ric/Jan! fays. It is true, there is ‘ much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weal ‘ handed; but flick to it fteadily, and you will fee "-then help hands, forI have no lands," or, if ‘ I have, they are fmartly taxed. " He that " hath a trade, hath an ellate; and he that hath " acalling, hath an office of profit and honour," :: away ftones; and by diligence and patience the ‘ as Poor Ric/Jard lays 5 but then the trade muf'c " fell great oaks." ‘ great effects; for " Conf'tant dropping wears moufe are in two the cable; and little llrokes ‘ be E 2 ‘ Methinks |