| 1826 - 450 páginas
...loud a brggar as Want, and a great deal more Iaucy." When you have bought one Jine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a ' piece; bat Poor Dick fays, " It is cafter to fupprefs the firft defire, than to fatiify all that follow it... | |
| Ethics - 1828 - 234 páginas
...sav'd, amount to pounds iu haste." " Beware of little expences, a small leak will sink a great ship." It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. " Vessels' large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore." " Pride, that dines on... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...passions create. — fiurton. DCLIX. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy...more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. — Franklin. DCLX.... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 358 páginas
...unrestrained passions create.—Burton. DCLIX. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy...more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the fint desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.—Franklin. DCLX. It... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 páginas
...consult your purse.' 11 "And again, 'Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy...is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox. ' Vessels larg-e may venture more, But little boats... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 páginas
...have hought one" fine thing you must huy ten more, that your appearance may he all of a piece; hut poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first...all that follow it.' And it is as truly folly for I he poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell, in order coequal the ox. 'Vessels large may venture... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 páginas
...bought one fine thing, you must buy ten mn.-e, that youi appearance may be all of a piece , but pour Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire,...satisfy all that follow it.' And it is as truly folly foi the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to jwell, in ordti to equal the ox. ' Vessels large ma; venture... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 páginas
...consult your purse." i And again. " Pride is as loud a heggar as want, and a great deal more saucy." When 'you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may he all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, t! MI to satisfy... | |
| Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 páginas
...consult, consult your purse. It is easier to suppress the fust desire, than to satisfy all that follow ; and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox, Vessels large may venture more, but little boats should... | |
| 1832 - 220 páginas
...your purse.' And again, ' Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When yon have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more,...but Poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the iirst desire, tkan to satisfy all that follow it.* And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the... | |
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