1706-1790.
Poor Richard.
God helps them that help themselves.
Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
Early to bed, and early to rise,
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Three removes are as bad as a fire.
Vessels large may venture more,
But little boats should keep near shore.
You pay too much for your whistle.
From a Letter to Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the Loss of her American Squirrel.
Here Skugg
Lies snug,
As a bug
In a rug.