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" 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 nail. "
Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery - Page 326
1900
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The New England Farmer, Volume 4

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,...
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Official report of the ... annual meeting ... (National Association of ...

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...
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Business, Volume 4

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...
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Good Roads: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the ...

United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the Construction of Post Roads - Roads - 1913 - 248 pages
...be destroyed by reason of his inability or lack of knowledge to take care of it. It is the old story that for the want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for the want of the shoe the horse was lost, etc. Mr. MADDEN. Suppose the Federal Government should enact a law to...
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TFX Contract Investigation: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - 1963 - 1096 pages
...It takes pretty heavy gear and heavy equipment. Senator MUNDT. That reminds me that it was for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for the want of a rider, the war was lost. General MOORE. Yes; and these tire changes come about fairly frequently when...
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After the Mold: It's Your Money Turning to Dust

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...
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Equine Herbs & Healing: An Earth Lodge Guide to Horse Wellness

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...
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Corporate DNA: Using Organizational Memory to Improve Poor Decision-making

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...
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The Complete Horse: An Entertaining History of Horses

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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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2008: Hearings ..., Part 5

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - Federal aid to energy development - 2007 - 426 pages
...Mr. Chairman, with a quote from Ben Franklin, who wrote: "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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