 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 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...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 - 556 pages
...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 - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...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 - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...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 - 504 pages
...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 - 472 pages
...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 - 436 pages
...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 - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...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... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...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 - 304 pages
...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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