 When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning, upon looking at the clock, he declared that his watch had gained half an hour in the night. MORAL. 9 A celebrated modern writer says, " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.  The Christian Repository - Pagina 301824Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1847 - 440 pagine
...health and the sunny smile of a light heart ? We answer, by paying due deference to the wise adage, " take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves," and by acquiring habits which made employment natural to her, often saving half her time by an early... | |
 | William Harvey Wells - 1847 - 228 pagine
...verb is in the imperative mode, the nominative is frequently omitted, both in prose and poetry ; as, " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." REM. 3. — In declaratory and conditional sentences, the nominative usually precedes the verb ; but... | |
 | Salem Town - 1848 - 298 pagine
...the kitchen, shining full on the dialplate, it brightened up, as if nothing had been the matter. 18. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...watch had gained half an hour in the night. MORAL. 14. A celebrated modern writer says, " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves."... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1841 - 264 pagine
...symmetry, or suitableness. HOW TO IMPROVE THE PRESENT TIME. 1. IT is said, by a distinguished writer, "Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." This is an admirable hint, and might be very seasonably recollected, when we begin to be " weaiy in well doing," from the... | |
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1860 - 628 pagine
...the improvement of time, and the application of energy? "God ïelps those that help themselves. ' ' Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves. Be honest, be industrious, be good, and you will be lappy, or, at least, you ought ,o. Such being the... | |
 | Wesleyan Methodist missionary society - 1849 - 184 pagine
...kitchen-shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...that his watch had gained half an hour in the night. IT is said, by a celebrated modern writer, " Take care of minutes, and the hours will take care of... | |
 | 1854 - 672 pagine
...the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves." As it is with money, so it is with time. " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves. 4. Endeavour to please everybody as far as you can honestly. It is true there are some whom none can... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1849 - 408 pagine
...each present second, and that it had nothing to do with the future, but to take care of the present. Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves. And just so, take care of the days in Christ's service, day by day, in the minute duties of following... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1849 - 230 pagine
...makes waste. It only requires us to go steadily on, and to improve all the little bits of time — "to take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." Useful industry keeps us from evil and mischief. If we are idle, we are more liable to yield to sinful... | |
 | 1850 - 642 pagine
..."proverbial philosophy," such as "Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves ;" "Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." The principle is established by all past experience, that he who would be rich, must treat the pence... | |
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