Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. And after all, of what Use is this Pride of Appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote Health, or ease Pain; it makes no Increase of Merit... Life of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 193von Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 224 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 320 Seiten
...that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt, as Poor Richard says. And in another Place, Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy....the Person, it creates Envy, it hastens Misfortune. What is a Butterfly ? At best He's but a Caterpillar drest. The gaudy Fop's his Picture just, as Poor... | |
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...dines on vanity sups on contempt, as Poor Richard says. And in yet another place, pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy....the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune. What is a butterfly? At best He's but a caterpillar dressed. The gaudy fop's his picture just, as Poor... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 Seiten
...that dines on vanity sups on contempt," as Poor Richard says. And in another place, "pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy."...the person; it creates envy; it hastens misfortune. "What is a butterfly? At best He's but a caterpillar drest, The gaudy fop's his picture just," as Poor... | |
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...Abraham's speech entitled "The Way to Wealth." Speaking of pride, Father Abraham says that it breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. And after all, what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 2006 - 168 Seiten
...that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt, as Poor Richard says. And in another Place, Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy....the Person; it creates Envy, it hastens Misfortune. What is a Butterfly? At best He's but a Caterpillar dressed. The gaudy Fop 's his Picture just, as... | |
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