 | John Milner Fothergill - 1885 - 232 oldal
...safety lies in their diligence. The habit of doing everything thoroughly is one well worth acquiring. " If a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well ! " This class of wilful beings, determined not to do their best, are a more objectionable class than... | |
 | 1888 - 392 oldal
...dealt with under that heading in another chapter. BISHAM COURT. CHAPTER III. SCIENTIFIC OARSMANSHIP. IF a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, whether it be undertaken in sport or as a means of livelihood. The first principles of oarsmanship... | |
 | 1886 - 296 oldal
...many hymns is often lost, through the careless or monotonous manner with which they are given out. If a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well, is an old proverb, which may be, with great advantage, applied to all those who have to read the Scriptures... | |
 | Ohio. State Forestry Bureau - 1887 - 234 oldal
...they will come far short of meeting the expectation of those who plant th«m. The adage which declares that " if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well," is nowhere more true than in the matter of treeplanting, and yet few things, probably, are less frequently... | |
 | Ohio. State Forestry Bureau - 1887 - 234 oldal
...they will come far short of meeting the expectation of those who plant them. The adage which declares that " if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well," is nowhere more true than in the matter of treeplanting, and yet few things, probably, are less frequently... | |
 | 1887 - 920 oldal
...I persuaded the old lady to come over and spend the night. Oh, I know why you smile ; nevertheless, if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. That is one of your own axioms ; and I assure you that I couldn't have done this thing well without... | |
 | William Edward Norris - 1887 - 312 oldal
...I persuaded the old lady to come over and spend the night. Oh, I know why you smile; nevertheless, if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. That is one of your own axioms; and I assure you that I couldn't have done this thing well without... | |
 | Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf - 1887 - 746 oldal
...are to be constructed, they should be properly punctuated. To this rule there should be no exception. If a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. MR. GOODALL: I have done some of this work in my room during the past year, but not with pupils who... | |
 | 1888 - 588 oldal
...and the recipients of the favor wholly passive, we are under a moral obligation to act right nobly. If a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. Let us, then, insist on having not only pure air, water, food, and sunlight, but also a wholesome display... | |
 | Colorado. State Board of Horticulture - 1888 - 688 oldal
...manner, and then complain either of the tree salesman, or the climate, because their trees did not grow. If a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well. There have been some complaints on account of the ravages and destruction caused by the codling moth... | |
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He acts upon the principle that if a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well: — and the thing that he "does" especially well is the public. 
