One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.

George Herbert

Jacula Prudentum

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Topic

Sleep

Author

George Herbert

Source

Jacula Prudentum

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1633 1630s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Clergyman

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Herbert, George. Jacula Prudentum, or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Microform. London: Humphrey Blunden, 1640.

Current Citation

Herbert, George. "Outlandish Proverbs." Herbert: The Complete English Works, edited by Ann Pasternak Slater. Everyman's Library, 1995, no. 875.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1735.

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Author

Benjamin Franklin
Source
Advice to a Young Tradesman The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion
Medium
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Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Advice to a Young Tradesman." The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion. Philadelphia: George Fisher, 1748.

Current Citation

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