| Agriculture - 1870 - 586 pages
...which properly belong to the month upon which he has entered. The old adage is as true as it is trite, that for the want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for the want of a shoe the horse was lost. This directly applies to many of the domestic concerns of the family. Let it remind us to prepare,... | |
| 1893 - 320 pages
...and at such a time cannot be overestimated. The old saying "for the want of a nail the shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for the want of a horse the rider was lost." suggests to us that for the want of a proper scientific understanding and a skillful... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - Business - 1911 - 446 pages
...like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little... | |
| Gordon Smith - Homeowners insurance - 2004 - 213 pages
...welcome addition to our community. Ounce Of Prevention w: "For the want of a nail, a shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse a rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe... | |
| Maya Cointreau - Pets - 2005 - 152 pages
...soreness. 106 The Pocoen of Punning: A Case f on Bcran Cats "For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe... | |
| Arnold Kransdorff - Corporate culture - 2006 - 256 pages
...cit. 46. Working Capital, op. cit. 47. Benjamin Franklin: 'For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe... | |
| Cheryl Kimball - Cowboys in popular culture - 160 pages
...is still the most common way to attach a shoe to a horse. For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe... | |
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