 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...  Modern Achievement - Seite 309herausgegeben von - 1902Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 Seiten
...that dines on vanity sups on contempt; pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and sapped with infamy.' And, after all, of what use is this...risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | 1821 - 356 Seiten
...' pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt ; pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.' And, after all, of what use...risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the persou; it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | 1821 - 156 Seiten
...* Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt ; Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.' And, after all, of what use...risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person — it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...pride that dines on vanity, sups oa contempt ; pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, ami supped with infamy.' And, after all, of what use is...risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of ipei'it in the person , it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 Seiten
...breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.' And after all, of what use is the pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? it cannot promote health, nor ease pain : it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 Seiten
...„Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt; — Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use...for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It canned promote health, nor ease pain) it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...says, 'Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt; Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.' And, after all, of what use...risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | 1828 - 594 Seiten
...not increase merit in the person, but creates envy and hastens misfortane. " What is a butterfly 7 at best He's but a caterpillar drest : The gaudy fop's his picture just." Nothing is more troublesome and irrational, than that sort of ,pride which prevents our doing things... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...Pride that -dines on vanity, sups OB contempt ; pride breakfasted with plenty, dined vritb poverty, and supped with infamy. And, after all, of what use...appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered 1 ' It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no mere»«! of merit in the person, it creates... | |
 | 1826 - 440 Seiten
...contempt,' as poor Richard says. And, in another place, ' Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.' And, after all, of what use...much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, or ease pair. ; it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it creates envy; it hastens misfortune. • What... | |
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