Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

Three removes are as bad as a fire.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

Little strokes fell great oaks.[360:3]

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

A little neglect may breed 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.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.