...affect a man's credit ought always to be avoided. The sound of the hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer;— but if he sees you at a gaming-table, or in a tavern when you should be at work, he sends for his money the very next day,...

...credit demanded a commercial mask that may or may not have been in conflict with the clerk's true self. "The Sound of your Hammer at Five in the Morning or Nine at Night, heard by the Creditor," Franklin observed, "makes him easy Six Months longer." Anyone could put these principles...

...affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at j1ve in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees^ou at a billiard table, or hearsyour voice at a tavern, when _you should be at work, he sends...

...punctuality and justice in all his dealings. . . . The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. . . . [Keep] an exact account for some time, both of your expenses and your income. (Franklin, as quoted...

...offspring can beget more, and so on. ... The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he seesyou at a billiard...

...shuts up your Friends Purse forever. The most trifling Actions that affect a Man' s Credit, are to be regarded. The Sound of your Hammer at Five in the...sees you at a Billiard Table, or hears your Voice in a Tavern, when you should be at Work, he sends for his Money the next Day. Finer Cloaths than he...

...shut up your Friend's Purse forever. The most trifling Actions that affect a Man's Credit, are to be regarded. The Sound of your Hammer at Five in the...Months longer. But if he sees you at a Billiard Table, hears your Voice in a Tavern, when you should be at Work, he sends for his Money the next Day. Finer...

...have produced, even scores of pounds . . . The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money...

...maxims as "Remember, that time is money" and "The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice in a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money...

...passage, "credit" ceases to be a metaphor: The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or eight at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard...