 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 lehte
...them Î By these and other cxtravaggnces, the greatest are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who, through...higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as Poor Richard Bays. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think... | |
 | Robert Shafer - 1926 - 1410 lehte
...indigent. By these, and other extravagancies, the Genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of ion 'tis Day, and will never be Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding;... | |
 | William Gardiner - 1927 - 328 lehte
...indigent. By these, and other extravagances, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who, through...them, which they knew not the getting of; they think, 'Tis day, and will never be night; that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding; (A... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - 1927 - 1288 lehte
...indigent. By these, and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who through...them, which they knew not the getting of; they, think, 'tis day, and will never be night; that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding; a... | |
 | Jennifer L. Hochschild - 1996 - 433 lehte
...virtues: "Fond Pride of Dress, is sure a very Curse;/ E'er Fancy you consult, consult your Purse"; "A Ploughman on his Legs is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees"; and "Pride that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt."20 Americans have learned Franklin's lessons well:... | |
 | Ann Rinaldi, Terry Deary - 1997 - 292 lehte
..."One today is worth two tomorrows." Sometimes he would say, "A small kak witt sink a great ship." And, "A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." My brothers told me that when they misbehaved when small, Pa would rap them on the head with the handle... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 lehte
...indigent. By these, and other Extravagancies, the Genteel are reduced to Poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who through...them, which they knew not the Getting of; they think 'tis Day, and will never be Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding;... | |
 | Richard Alan Krieger - 2007 - 344 lehte
...man who hath a trade, hath an estate; and a man who hath a calling hath a place of profit and honor. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." — Benjamin Franklin "No profit grows where is no pleasure taken." — Shakespeare "If pains be a... | |
 | Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 lehte
...indigent. By these, and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who through...them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'tis day, and will never be night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding;... | |
 | Pavana Cāmaliṅa Kirana - 2003 - 620 lehte
...tell you that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found. Benjamin Franklin has rightly said "that a ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." Let us absorb the message and start acting accordingly. There are many problems the country is facing... | |
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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of : they think, It is day, and will never be night ; that a little to be spent out... 
