[...]... hour of sale not being come , \\\q they were conversing on the badness of the , THE 4 WAY company times 5 and one of the led to a plain white locks , : clean old Pray , father , ham what think you cal- man with Abra- of the times? , Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country How ? ever be able to pay them would you Abraham advise us to stood up shall ? ? we What Father and replied , : you would... on the back hungry belly, , have gone with a and half starved families Silks and sattins 3 , their scar- , THE WAY 8 let and velvets chen-iire , , put out the kit- as poor Richard says These are not the necessaries of life 5 they can scarcely be called the conveniences 5 and yet only how maBy these , because they look pretty, ny want and to have them? extravagancies other the , genteel are reduced to. .. 5 for a if word to Richard ring the wise says him is enough , They to speak his gathering round him ed as follows Friends indeed laid , , poor as joined in desi- , mind , and he proceed- : says he , very heavy the taxes are , and , if those on by the government were the TO WEALTH 5 we might only ones we had to pay , more them easily discharge we have many more grievous others some of to 5 but and much... nor has 9 the mother of good luck and God gives try , you a legacy left all things to indus- Then plow deep , while slug- gards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep is called to- day , for Work while it you know not how much you may be hindered morrow One to- day is to- worth two to- morrows as poor Richard says , 5 and farther ; never leave that till to- morrow which you can do to- , day... must either hold or drive And : you would have your again : the eye of a , mas- , TO WEALTH do more work than both ter will hands his l3 and again : want of : more damage than care does us want of knowledge and again : not to oversee workmen , is : to leave them your purse open Trusting too much many to others care faith for : world , , the ruin of in the affairs of this men , is saved are , but by the. .. poor Richard but then the trade must be worked at followed , , and the calling well or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes If we are industrious shall never starve ; for , at the , we work- ing man's house hunger looks in , but dares not enter Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter industry pays debts , , for while despair TO WEALTH 9 increaseth them What though you... never be night ; spent out of so much I9 and will , that a little to be is not worth minding; but always taking out of the meal-tub in , and never putting soon comes to the bottom , poor Richard says the well dry is , as and then , when ; they , know the worth of water But this they might known have before , if : know the money value of try to borrow some goes a borrowing ing , if , ; tbey had you would... France into its original tongue THE WAY TO V/EALTH Cjou RTEOUS READER I Iiave lieard , y tliat notliliig an author so great pleasure find his , then must have been incident I you I gives as to works respectfully quoted by others Judge I , am , how much gratified by an going to relate to my stopped horse lately , where a great number of people were collected , at an auction of merchants goods The hour... piece is but poor 5 easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy and it is , little punished says , may it : poor as for the frog to ox : venture more, boats should keep near shore is, It , in order to equal the Vessels large But follow as truly folly for the to ape the rich swell all that however, a : for , as folly soon poor Richard pride that dines on vanity TO WEALTH sups on contempt ted... of fineries got together to and nick-nacks You call them goods; but, if you do not take care , they will prove evils to some of you You expect they will be sold cheap haps cost for ; , them you may they but , if , and for less than , per- they you have no occasion they must be dear to , Remember what poor Ri- chard says : buy what thou hast no TO WEALTH I7 need of, and ere long thou sLalt sell And . : Pray , father Abra- ham , what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? Father Abraham stood up , and replied : if. pleasure , as to find his works respectfully quoted by others. Judge , then , how much I must have been gratified by an incident I am going to relate to you. I stopped my horse lately , where a great number. very heavy , and , if those laid on by the government were the TO WEALTH. 5 only ones we had to pay , we might more easily discharge them 5 but we have many others , and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much