 ... credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready money, and hope now to be fine without it. But, ah, think what you do when you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot...  Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters - Seite 123von John Bach McMaster - 1887 - 293 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 Seiten
...you run into debt. You give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor : you will be...veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; for, as poor Richard says, ' the second vice is lying ; the first is running into debt.' And again, to the... | |
 | 1841 - 300 Seiten
...run in debt ; you give another power over youi liberty ; if you cannot pay at the time, you will bs ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be in fear...your veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; »'. " The Mcotirf vice it lying, the first is runniuj IB debt," as Poor Richard says ; and again... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 Seiten
...you run into debt. You give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be...for, " The second vice is lying, the first is running into debt," as Poor Richard says ; and again, to the same purpose, " Lying rides upon Debt's back ;"... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...when you run in debt ; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be...again, to the same purpose, Lying rides upon Debt's bock ; whereas a free-born Englishman ought not to be ashamed nor afraid to see or speak to any man... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 Seiten
...your liherty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will he ashamed to see your creditor: you will he in fear when you speak to him; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and hy degrees come to lose your veracity, and sink into hase downright lying ; for, as poor Richard says,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 Seiten
...your liherty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will he ashamed to see your creditor: you will he in fear when you speak to him; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and hy degrees come to lose your veracity, and sink into hase downright lying; for, as poor Richard says,... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 Seiten
...run into debt ! You give to another, power over your own liberty. If you can not pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be...base, downright lying ; for The second vice is lying, when thefirst is running into debt, as Poor Richard says; and again, to the same purpose, Ikying rides... | |
 | Advice - 1848 - 72 Seiten
...complicated evils. It is giving another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor : you will be...degrees come to lose your veracity, and sink into downright base lying , and lose all selfrespect. What a pleasing contrast to this does true frugality,... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...veracity, and sink into base, downright lying; for The second vice is lying, when the first is running into debt, as Poor Richard says ; and again, to the same...Lying rides upon Debt's back ; whereas, a freeborn American ought not to be ashamed, nor afraid to see or to speak to any man living. But poverty often... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
...when you run in debt,- you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor: you will be in fear when you speak to- him, when you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and by degrees come to lose your veracity, and... | |
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