 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 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 swell in order to equal the ox. * Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 Seiten
...sell thy necessaries. Silks and satins, scarlet and velvets, put out the kitchen fire, as poor Richard says. It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. It is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox.... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 Seiten
...beggar as Want ; and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy many more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick suys, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And it is as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 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 swell, in order to equal the ox. 'Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 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...is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the ;frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. " Vessels H*ge may venture more, But little hoats should... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 292 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...desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.' And it is ai truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. 'Vessels... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 Seiten
...as 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 piece ; but Poor Richard says, It is easier to THE SLAVERY OF DEBT. • 215 suppress the first desire, than to satisfy... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
..."o •M« -;•!« <*= iH*i •»*}! •.!*pr .l-..' be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, "it la easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it;" and itisus truly folly forthe poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal Vhe Ox.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 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 piece ; hut poor Dick says, 'It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.'... | |
 | 1851 - 112 Seiten
...money, go and try and borrow some. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more sancy. It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. Pride breakfasts with plenty, dines with poverty, and... | |
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When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. 
