 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 Seiten
...you must buy ten more that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And that it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell in order to equal... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 Seiten
...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece : but poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape; the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 Seiten
...you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it :" and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 Seiten
...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to " satisfy all that follow it :" And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a-piece ; but Poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | 1812 - 314 Seiten
...you must buy ten more, that yourappearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, *' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in srder to equal... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 Seiten
...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Djck says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it : * and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, M tbe frog to swell, in order to equal the... | |
 | 1819 - 384 Seiten
...repetition and continuance. ' Every little makes amickle,' says Dr. Franklin ; and ' A small leak will smk a great ship.' Habits of expense are readily adopted,...those whose desires are confined to those objects onlr which are necessary to their comfort and health. It is therefore by the constant employment of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 Seiten
...must bny ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it :' and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | 1821 - 356 Seiten
...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it :' and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
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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 ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy... 
