 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 492 pages
...of his voluptuous desires, by stinting his strength and contracting his capacities. — South. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. — Franklin. ' One vice,'... | |
 | Pamphilius (pseud.) - 1869 - 282 pages
...saucy." "Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse : Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more,...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... | |
 | Alfred Henderson - Proverbs, Latin - 1869 - 526 pages
...lives the man that has not tried, How mirth can into folly glide And folly into sin ! " SCOTT. PP " It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it." " For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs, Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter." BYRON. " Do... | |
 | Thomas Walker (poet.) - 1870 - 270 pages
...If you have bought a fine thing, you want ten more, That you may correspond behind and before. But it is easier to suppress the first desire, Than to satisfy all you may require ; And it is truly a folly for those that are poor To ape at the rich — of this I... | |
 | John Ray - Proverbs - 1872 - 620 pages
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 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...purse. C0 And again — Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great ^ f-, deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, , ^ you must buy ten...; but poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the 0 first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the... | |
 | Quotations - 1873 - 530 pages
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 | Ferdinand Gasc - 1869 - 266 pages
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 | William Blanchard Jerrold - 1874 - 128 pages
...animosity don't set a tombstone over its grave. When you die, your trumpeter will be buried. WThen you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece. When you have counted your cards, you'll find you have gained but little. When you have no observers,... | |
 | Judaism - 1874 - 648 pages
...have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that jonr appearance may be all of a piece ; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. — Franklin. Pride is the common forerunner of a fall. It was the Devil's sin, and the Devil's ruin... | |
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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, 'Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy... 
