low would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive."

And again, "the eye of the master will do more work than both his
hands;" and again, "want of care does us more damage than want of
knowledge;" and again, "not to oversee workmen is to leave them your
purse open."

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many; for, as the
almanac says, "in the affairs of this world men are saved, not by faith,
but by the want of it;" but a man's own care is profitable; for, saith
Poor Dick, "learning is to the studious and riches to the careful;" as
well as "power to the bold" and "heaven to the virtuous." And further,
"if you would have a faithful servant and one that you like, serve
yourself."

And again, he adviseth to circumspection and care, even in the smallest
matters; because sometimes "a little neglect may breed great mischief;"
adding, "for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for 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 the want of a little care
about a horseshoe nail!

So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business;
but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more
certainly successful. "A man may," if he knows not how to save as he
goes "keep his nose all his life to the grindstone and die not worth a
groat at last." "A fat kitchen makes a lean will," as Poor Richard
says; and

"Many estates are spent in the getting,
Since women for tea[415-4] forsook spinning and knitting,
And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting."

If you would be wealthy, says he in another almanac, "think of saving as
well as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her
outgoes are greater than her incomes."

Away, then, with your expensive follies, and you will not have so much
cause to complain of hard times, heavy taxes, and chargeable families;
for, as Poor Dick says,

"Women and wine, game and deceit,
Make the wealth small and the wants great."

And further, "what maintains one vice would bring up two children." You
may think, perhaps, that a little tea or a little punch now and then, a
diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little more
entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but remember what
Poor Richard says, "many a little makes a mickle"; and further, "beware
of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"; an