1747
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
Variant: I recommend you to take care of the minutes: for hours will take care of themselves.
“Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.”
“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.”
“Justice is taking care of those who aren't able to take care of themselves.”
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6 November 1747
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
“Watch the costs and the profits take care of themselves.”
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“If you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself.”
From, The Apprentice, BBC television, 3rd June 2009 ( taken from “If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.” ― D.L. Moodysee http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5083573.D_L_Moody ).
Source: The Sand Pebbles (1962), Ch. 19; marriage ceremony of Maily and Frenchy
Context: He had a light in his gaunt face and his voice and manner were strangely solemn. The were all a bit afraid of him. … "We're mixing our lives together, Maily, and we'll never be able to unmix them again, and we'll never want to." His voice was strong but tender, and he was smiling down at here. "I take you for what you are, and all that you are, and mix you with all of me, and I don't hold back nothing. Nothing! When you're cold, and hungry, and afraid, so am I. When you're happy, so am I. I'm going to stay with you all that I can, take the very best care of you that I can, and love you every minute until I die." He took a deep, slow breath. "Now you say it"
"I will always love you and honor you and serve you, Frenchy, and stay as near to you as I can, and do everything for you, and live for you, and I won't have any life except our life together…" Tears welled out of her eyes but she smiled steadily up without blinking. "I will just love you, Frenchy, all of me there is just loving you forever."
“It's not just about you taking care of "your" child. It's about you taking care of these children.”
1990s, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Atlanta (1992)
