Thought for Monday, Jul 30, 2007

For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost--
And all for the want of a two penny nail.

-Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac,
a version of the quotation

http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/topics/care_t001.htm
tftd substituted 'two penny' for 'horseshoe' in the last line
as that is how tftd remembers it.