| Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 Seiten
...have hought one" fine thing you must huy ten more, that your appearance may he all of a piece; hut poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first...all that follow it.' And it is as truly folly for I he poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell, in order coequal the ox. 'Vessels large may venture... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 Seiten
...bought one fine thing, you must buy ten mn.-e, that youi appearance may be all of a piece , but pour Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire,...satisfy all that follow it.' And it is as truly folly foi the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to jwell, in ordti to equal the ox. ' Vessels large ma; venture... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 Seiten
...more saucy." When 'you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may he all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, t! MI to satisfy all that follow it ;" and it is as truly folly Tor the poor lo ape the rich, as for... | |
| 1832 - 220 Seiten
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When yon have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a...but Poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the iirst desire, tkan to satisfy all that follow it.* And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...loud a beggar an Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a...as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. ' Veuels large may venture more, !{ui tittle boaU should keep neer shore.' ' It is however, a folly... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 312 Seiten
...must huy ten more, that your appearance may he all of a piece; hut poor Pick says, ' It iseasierto suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that...it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, eia the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. Vessels largo may venture more, But little hoats should... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1835 - 262 Seiten
...When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of apiece; but poor Dick says, "it is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And'it is as truly folly for Ihe poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell to equal the ox. *'... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1835 - 340 Seiten
...ten more, that yonr appearance may he all of a piece ; bnt poor Dick says, N it is easier to snppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it; .. and it is as trnly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order the eqnal the ox. " Vessels... | |
| Golden rules - 1835 - 44 Seiten
...as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one tine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. — Franklin. Titles.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1837 - 356 Seiten
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a...is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swtll in order to equal the ox. 'Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should... | |
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