 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 Detroit Journal Year-book - Page 251888Full view - About this book
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...shut up your friend's purse forever. The most trifling actions, that effect a man's credit, are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nin^ at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he see you at a billiard... | |
 | 1824 - 610 pages
...young Tradesman,' wherein he says, ' The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer.' " Franklin's active mind now began to display itself in a thousand useful projects, lie published a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...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, he sends for his money... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he see you at a billiard-table, or hear your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...shut up your friend's purse for ever. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six mouths longer ; but if he see you at a billiard-table, or hear your voice at a tavern, when you should... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...not wearing black. — Selden. DCXX. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...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, he sends for his money... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...not wearing black. — Selden. DCXX. The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the...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, he sends for his money... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...shut up your friend's purse for ever. The must trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to he regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard, hy a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; hut if lie sees you at a hilliard-tahle, or hears... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...trifling actions that aff«ct a man's credit are to he regarded. The sound of your hammer at five m the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months lonjiei : bul il he sees you at a billiard-tahle, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should... | |
 | Readers - 1833 - 224 pages
...up your friend's purse for ever. 7. The most trifling actions which 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 Aim easy six months lunger. 8. But if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern,... | |
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