[It occurs in Dr. Franklin's _Works_, vol. iii. p. 454., edit.
1806, in the article "The Way to Wealth, as clearly shown in the
Preface of an old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled, Poor Richard
Improved." He says, "But dost thou love life, then do not squander
time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard
says." Franklin may have quoted it from some previous author.]
"_Yet forty Days_" (Jonah iii. 4.)--"Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be
overthrown."--Septuagint (Baxter's edition) "[Greek: Eti _t r e i s_
hêmerai]," &c.: "Yet _three_ days."--How is this?