What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember... The Cottager's monthly visitor - Seite 631853Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Platt - 1876 - 218 Seiten
...of knowledge." " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost." "Beware of little expenses." '• A small leak will sink a great ship." "He who saves not as he gets may keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a... | |
| Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 Seiten
...maintains one vice would bring up two children.' Beware of little expenses that are apt to recur : ' A small leak will sink a great ship,' as Poor Richard...and again, ' Who dainties love shall beggars prove.' " Now you are all got together at this sale of fineries and knick-knacks. You call them goods, but... | |
| Edwin Troxell Freedley - 1878 - 384 Seiten
...send. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. A fat kitchen makes a. lean will. Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. Buy what thon hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries. Silks and satins, scarlet... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - 772 Seiten
...society, has been impoverished by that species of profusion. IJURKE: Letters to a Noble Lord, 1796. A B. FRANKLIN. As boys should be educated with temperance, so the first greatest lesson that should be... | |
| James Comper Gray - 1880 - 410 Seiten
...impression of you ; if with a little mind, leave him with a favourable opinion of himself." — Coleridge. " Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship. " — Franklin. Ь Tract Magaiine. а " A king must make religion the rule of government, and not to... | |
| 1882 - 630 Seiten
...perhaps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but remember, 'Many alittle makes araickle.' Beware of little expenses; 'A small leak will sink a great ship,' as Poor... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 592 Seiten
...perhaps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but remem/ ber, Many a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses ; Jl small leak will sink a great... | |
| sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - 1882 - 250 Seiten
...great matter ; but remember what poor Richard says, " Many a little makes a mickle ; " and farther, " Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship ; " and again, " Who dainties love shall beggars prove ; " and moreover, " Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
| Alice Crowther - 1883 - 174 Seiten
...to him will not waste the best part of his life in drowsiness and lying a-bed. — Loche. Economy. Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship. — Benjamin Franklin. The man who will live above his present circumstances is in great danger of... | |
| Mary Frederica P. Dunbar - 1883 - 416 Seiten
...love, without austerity ; Pleasure without effeminacy ; and Life without fearing its end. S. EVREMOND. Beware of little expenses : a small leak will sink a great ship. , t , BEN. FRANKLIN. One upon whom my heart has fastened Its dearest and best affections. SOUTHEY.... | |
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