...Trusting too much to others' Care is the Ruin of many; for, as the Almanac says, In the Affairs of this of the parti-colored fires in the censer overhead. My eye but a Man's own Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning is to the Studious, and Riches to...

...not, send. — Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge. — In the affairs of this world men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it. — If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. — The Indies have...

...if not, send. — Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge.— In the affairs of this world men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it. — If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. — The Indies have...

...Puritans, Franklin's craftsman no longer works for God's glory, but for himself. "In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it," states Franklin, and he concludes: "God helps those who help themselves." The craft ethic was the basis...

...values. Cautioning his audience against trusting others too much, he observes, "In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it. " Franklin never confused prosperity with transcendence. Franklin's fullest exposition of economic...

...Trusting too much to others' Care is the Ruin of many; for, as the Almanack says, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it; but a Man's own Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning is to the Studious, and Riches to...

...norms of Poor Richard's proverbs are explicitly stated in several sayings. "In the affairs of this world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it." "He that lives upon hopes will die fasting." "God helps them that help themselves." "God gives all...

...climb. i754 The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice. Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge. In the Affairs of the World Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it. I7SS Where there is Hunger, Law is not regarded; and where Law is not regarded, there will be Hunger....

...issue, we might also recall Poor Richard (in one of his more cynical moments): "In the Affairs of this World Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it" (1281). We cannot put too much weight on any of these sources, however. Franklin's real religious views...

...unpleasing to themselves? — Sir Francis Bacon, "Of Truth," Essays, 1597-1625 In the affairs of this world men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1754 I have been getting my news of Maude from Father...