 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 satisfy all that follow it.  Enquire Within Upon Everything - Page 114by Robert Kemp Philp - 1856 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William H. Ablett - Commerce - 1867 - 94 pages
...bound a beggar as want, and POOR RICHARD. 67 a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten -more, that your appearance...first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.' And is truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell in order to equal the ox. ' Vessels... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 492 pages
...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
...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, that your appearance...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... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 988 pages
...again, ' Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more eaucy.' When yon have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance...as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. ' v I--I-1 - large may ventare more, Bat little boate should keep near shore.' It is, however, a folly... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 984 pages
...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...as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox. ' Veetele large may venture more. Bat little boats should keep near shore.' It is, however, a folly... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...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 more, that your appearance...; 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... | |
 | William Blanchard Jerrold - 1874 - 128 pages
...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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