| 1826 - 422 páginas
...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 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... | |
| 1826 - 440 páginas
...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 the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell in order to equal the ox. ' Vessels large may v«nture more, But little boats should... | |
| 1826 - 450 páginas
...Poor Dick fays, " It is cafter to fupprefs the firft defire, than to fatiify all that follow it :" Ana it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as- fer the frog 19 fwell, in order to equal (he ox, " VeiTuls large may venture more, But little boats... | |
| Ethics - 1828 - 234 páginas
...sink a great ship." It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. " Vessels' large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore." " Pride, that dines on vanity, sups on contempt." The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor... | |
| Friendly advice - 1829 - 288 páginas
...their wages, as that I have mentioned; but every one, of course, must act according to their means : " Vessels large, may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore." So I should recommend them to be frugal in their expences, and lay by a shilling or a sixpence from... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 páginas
...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 the poor to ape the rich,...venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.' 12 "It is, however, a folly soon punished; for, as Poor Richard says, 'Pride that dines on vanity,... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 páginas
...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 the frog to Swell, in order to equal the ox. " Vessel? large may venture more, Rut little bouts should keep near shore." * It is, however, a folly... | |
| 1832 - 220 páginas
...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 rich,...as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. ' Vessel« large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.' It is, however, a follysoon... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 páginas
...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 the poor to ape the rich,...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 páginas
...hut poor Pick says, ' It iseasierto suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And 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... | |
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