turn to account

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He was, however, resolved that his boys and girls should read, because, as he well observed, "every sort of knowledge, be it much or little, was sure to turn to account, some time or other."

From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

My Brother, thinking it might turn to account encourag'd me, and put me on composing two occasional Ballads.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

The Parisian scholars were now stimulated to turn to account the treasure which had remained so long neglected on their shelves.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

The time had come to try and turn to account any scapegrace whom one had in one's family.

From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Tocqueville, Alexis de

I now took a strong inclination for poetry, and wrote some little pieces; my brother, supposing it might turn to account, encouraged me, and induced me to compose two occasional ballads.

From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Franklin, Benjamin