 And again, Pride is 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 Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to...  Select Pieces - Trang 9bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 290 trang
...may he all of a piece; 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... | |
 | Jacob Halls Drew - 1834 - 530 trang
...delighted him. He placed it in a conspicuous situation in his chamber, and resolved to follow its maxims. ' Vessels large may venture more, .But little boats should keep near shore,' was applied to a practical purpose at the very outset. He took part of a small house, at a low rent,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1835 - 312 trang
...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 large may rentnre more, Bat little boats shooM keap near shore.,, It is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836
...be all of a piece ; 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...venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. It is, however, a folly soon punished; for, as Poor Richard says, Pride that dines on vanity, sups... | |
 | George Pritchard - 1837
...Looking for the mercy,' &c. I was mercifully assisted." " Thick, dull fog ; my head feels it much. ' Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.' " "Easter Sunday. Oh! may I rejoice in the resurrection of my Lord and Saviour." — " Meditated a... | |
 | George Pritchard (Baptist.) - 1837
...Looking for the mercy,' &c. I was mercifully assisted." " Thick, dull fog ; my head feels it much. ' Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.' " " Easter Sunday. Oh ! may I rejoice in the resurrection of my Lord and Saviour."—" Meditated a... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840
...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. It is however a folly soon punished ; for as poor Richard says, " Pride that dines on dainties, sups... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 320 trang
...be all of a piece : 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... | |
 | 1841 - 275 trang
...be all of a piece ; 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...venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.'' ' It is, however, a folly soon punished : for, at Poor Richard says, " Pride that dines on vanity,... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842
...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 truly folly for...venture more ; But little boats should keep near shore." It is, however, a folly soon punished : for, as Poor Richard says, " Pride that dines on vanity, sups... | |
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