And again, At a great pennyworth pause a while. He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined... The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin - Page 457de Benjamin Franklin - 1806Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 pages
...It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchale of " repentance ; " and yet this folly is pradlifed ' every day at auctions, for want of minding the ' Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery * on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; " bilks... | |
| several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet this folly is praftifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarvcd their families ; " Silks... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1780 - 612 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance;" and yet this folly is p raft i fed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; " Silks... | |
| 1796 - 34 pages
...real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, " Many have been ruined by...buying good pennyworths." Again, " It is foolish to Jty out money in a purchase of repentance;" and yet this follv is practised every day at auctions,... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
..." It is fooiiili to lay out money in x a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet thjj folly is pradtifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half 2ar»ed their families; "Silks... | |
| 1802 - 348 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet this folly is praclifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; "... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...real : or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, ' Many have been ruined by buying good penny-worths.' Again, poor Richard says, ' 'Tis foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance ; and yet this folly... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...another place he says, " Many have been ruined by buyifig good pennyworths." Again poor Richard says, "It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance;"...day at auctions, for want of minding the almanack. "Wise men (as poor Dick says) learn by others harms, fools scarcely by their own ; but happy are they... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...real ; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, " many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths." Again, ." it is foolish tp lay out money in a purchase of repentance ;" and yet this folly is practised every day at auctions,... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...another place he says, " Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths." Again poor Richard says, "It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance;"...day at auctions, for want of minding the almanack. " Wise men (as poor Dick says) learn by others harms, fools scarcely by their own ; but happy are they... | |
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