 Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity ! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and...  The Life of Henry David Thoreau: By H. S. Salt - 236. lappuseautors: Henry S. Salt - 1890 - 315 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1856 - 330 lapas
...child of God, than to have a little more even of his best gifts. Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity ! I say, let your...hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million, count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized... | |
 | University magazine - 1877 - 810 lapas
...life is frittered awny by detail. An honest tuun has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump...three, and not a hundred or a thousand ; instead of amillion count half a-dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail. In the midst of this chopping... | |
 | 1877 - 832 lapas
...life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity ! I gay, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand ; instead of amillion count... | |
 | Julia B. Hoitt - 1890 - 426 lapas
...yourself into a character : you must hammer and forge yourself one. Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity ! I say, let your...hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million, count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. JOHN B. GOUGH (1817-1886) Intemperance weaves... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1890 - 174 lapas
...living is so dear ; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. WAUW.PJ*. as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail WALDEN, p. 99"Plain living The nation itself... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 536 lapas
...life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump...hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 550 lapas
...life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump...hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 608 lapas
...braced for better work and better living. " Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity, " he reiterates : " I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...hundred or a thousand; instead of a million, count half a dozen; and keep your accounts on your thumbnail." He was a poet too, through and through, but... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, George Henry Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - 1897 - 684 lapas
...braced for better work and better living. " Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity, " he reiterates : " I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...hundred or a thousand; instead of a million, count half a dozen; and keep your accounts on your thumbnail." He was a poet too, through and through, but... | |
 | Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 lapas
...life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases, he may add his ten toes and lump...hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. The intimacy with which he lived among the... | |
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