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ous, and riches to the careful, as well as power to the bold, 

 and heaven to the virtuous." And farther, " If you would 

 have a feichfiil fervant, and one that you like, ferve yourfelf." 

 And again, he advifeth to circumfpedHon and care, even ia 

 the fmalleft matters, becaufe fometimes " A little negledl may 

 breed great mifchief ;" adding, " For want of a nail the fhoe 

 was loft ; for want 'of a fhoe the horfe was loft ; and for want 

 of a horfe the rider was loft ;" being overtaken and flain by 

 the enemy, all for want of care about a horfe-flioe nail. 



So much for induftry, my friends, and attention to one's 

 own bufmefs ; but to thefe we muft add frugality, if we 

 would make our induftry more certainly fuccefsful. A man 

 may, if he knows not how to fave as he gets, " keep his nofe 

 all his life to the grindftone, and die not worth a groat at 

 laft." " A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as poor Rich- 

 ard fays ; and, 



" Many eftates are fpent in the getting ; 



Since women for tea, forfook fpinning and knitting. 



And men for punch, forfook hewing and fplitting." 



" If you would be wealthy," (fays he, in another alma- 

 nack), think of faving, as well as of getting : The Indies 

 have not made Spain rich, becaufe her out-goes are greater 

 than her incomes." 



Away then with your expenfive follies, and you will not 

 have much caufe to complarii of hard times, heavy taxes, and 

 chargeable families ; for, as poor Diek fays, 

 " Women and wine, game and deceit. 

 Make the wealth fmall, and the want gieat." 



And farther, '' What maintains one vice, would bring 

 up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little 

 tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more coft- 

 Ij'j cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment now and 

 then, can be no great matter ; but remembep what poor 

 Richard fays, " Many a little makes a meikle ; and far- 

 ther, " Beware of little expences ; a fmall leak will fmk a 

 great ftiip ;" and again, " Who dainties love, Ihall beggars 

 prove ; and moreover, " Fools make feafts, and wife men eat 

 them." 



To be continued. 



