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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. "
The Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives - Page 326
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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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Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery, Volume 21

Veterinary medicine - 1900 - 812 pages
...system, conducted in igmrance or carelessness, cannot but brine; about pain and speedy uselessuess to the animal and loss to the owner. The old proverb,...attended neglect in the shoeing of horses. Napoleon's retroat from Moscow depended for most of its hardships and horrors on the want of proper shoeing. The...
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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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