 | Joseph A. Graves - 1898 - 164 pages
...car'pet mag a zine' shoes cor'set mat'ting news'pa per a'pron gai'ters XXXI. A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost...want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. coat sack vest lin'en cloak furs shirt cot'ton veil muff gloves wool'en skirt... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 752 pages
...6). If you would have your business done, go; if not, send (xix. 61. 7). A little neglect may breed great mischief : — For want of a nail the shoe was...lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost (xix. 61. 23). Keep his nose all his life to the grindstone (xix. 61. 31). Many a little makes a mickle... | |
 | Eleanor Alice Persons - 1899 - 216 pages
...of the saddle. A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost. A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines. Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1900 - 190 pages
...smallest matters ; because sometimes " a little neglect may breed great mischief;" adding, " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the...a horse the rider was lost ; " being overtaken and 17 slain by the enemy ; all for want c/ a little care about a horseshoe nail ! ' So much for industry,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1900 - 456 pages
...all " Don't care " was the man who was to blame for the well-known catastrophe : — " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the man was lost." Gallio was a " Don't care," of whom we are told that " he cared for none of these things."... | |
 | Harry Pratt Judson, Ida Catherine Bender - 1900 - 272 pages
...contrivance; plan. A little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost. 135 The Irish Widow's Message to her Son in America BY ELLEN FORRESTER 1. " Remember, Dennis, all I... | |
 | 1903 - 1186 pages
...removes are as bad as a fire. ibid. Little strokes fell great oaks.8 ibid. A little neglect may breed mischief : for want of a nail the shoe was lost ;...lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. ibid. He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.4 ibid. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 pages
...you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost;...horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider wat lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for the want of a little care about a horse-shoe... | |
 | Edward Archibald Allen, William John Hawkins - 1903 - 186 pages
...mounted, she let go the bridle, and soon came tumbling out of the saddle. A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail the shoe was lost,...lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost. A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines. Plow deep while sluggards sleep, and... | |
 | S. D. Waterman, J. W. McClymonds, C. C. Hughes - 1903 - 200 pages
...must either hold or drive. Silks and satins, scarlet and velvets put out the kitchen fire. For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the...lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. Many a little makes a miokle. Fools make feasts, and wide men eat them. Wise men learn by others' harms,... | |
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A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain b\ the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe... 
