 | Godfrey Golding - 1877 - 268 Seiten
...oS ,c •*» <D 0) OS s C3 '0 0) 0 0 'o <D t oS o c ot ing ; in which case it appears plainly that, A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting... | |
 | Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 Seiten
...who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing; in which case it appears plainly, 'A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.' Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think, ' It... | |
 | Secrets - 1882 - 74 Seiten
...expenses; "Buy what is needful." Many a one, for the sake of finery, has gone hungry and half-starved. " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." "If you would know the worth of money, go and try to borrow some ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes... | |
 | Thomas P. Pemberton - 1882 - 144 Seiten
..." He that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling hath a place of profit and honor. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." But we must draw nearer to the centre of our subject, " Learning a Trade." The object of the remarks... | |
 | 1882 - 630 Seiten
...through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing; in which case it appears plainly, that 'A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting... | |
 | 1906 - 858 Seiten
...time enough always proves little enough. He that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honour. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees. Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt. He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing. It is foolish... | |
 | Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 Seiten
...through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing ; in which case it appears plainly, that ' a ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as poor Kichard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 Seiten
...through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing; in which case it appears plainly, that 'a ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1885 - 728 Seiten
...Richard, it is that " Silks and satins, scarlet and velvet, put out the kitchen fire." And again, " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." " Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy." But " Pride that dines on vanity... | |
 | Robert Phillips Anderson - 1885 - 412 Seiten
...hinder a vote, some stories of noble firmness can be told that illustrate Poor Richard's proverb, " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," and are at variance with the ideas of a statesman who said, " Every man has his price." REIGATE CASTLE.... | |
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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'tis day and will never be night, that a little to be spent out of so... 
