 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 - Page 9by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 lehteFull view - About this book
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 lehte
...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...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... | |
 | 1812 - 314 lehte
...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." Tig, however, a folly soon punished ; for "Prid« that dines on vanity, sups on contempt," as poor... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...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...to equal the ox. " Vessels large may venture more, Bat little boats should keep near shore. * It is however a folly soon punished; for, as Poor Richard... | |
 | 1812 - 314 lehte
...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...poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in srder to equal the ox. " Vessels large may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore."... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 lehte
...be all of a piece ; but poor Djck 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, M tbe frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. « " Vesse's large may venture more, But little beats... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 146 lehte
...the original remarks he may expect, the Compiler has only to reply in the words of Dr. Franklin, that "Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore " A TABLE A TABLE .. OF CONTENTS. Advice to Authors on facility of Composition 86 Anecdote for A ntiquarians... | |
 | John Ely - 1817 - 124 lehte
...and supped with infamy. Cut your coat according to your cloth. Great minds and small means ruin many. Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. 39. Rather than run in debt, wear your old coat. A patch on a man's back is not so disgraceful as a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 lehte
...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, as poor Richard says, ' pride that dines on vanity sups... | |
 | 1821 - 356 lehte
...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, as poor Richard says, ' pride that dines on vanity sups... | |
 | 1821 - 156 lehte
...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...as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. 120 " Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore." It is however, a folly... | |
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