 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
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 pages
...real ; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in p RIj v1 / bqDFs [9 )T\ v ݍ 5 r ? PhPD +...Ų Sk 0 E Q { T.KAi k* [ *} * 9 g =q3 X Ƹ2 ! d Almanac. Many a one, for the pake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry telly, and half (starved... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 988 pages
...real ; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do tliee more harm than good. For in another place he says, ' Many have been ruined by...practised every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanac. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half starved... | |
 | 1872 - 660 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...in a purchase of repentance ; and yet this folly is practiced every day at auctions for want of minding ' The Almanac.' Many a one, for the sake of finery... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Muny have been rained by buying good pennyworths. Again : It is foolish...a. purchase of repentance ; and yet this folly is practiced every day at auctions for want of minding ' The Almanac.' Many a one, for the sake of finery... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...; 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...Again — It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase 5 of repentance ; and yet this folly is practised every day at o auctions, for want of minding the... | |
 | Edwin Chesterman - 1873 - 466 pages
...giiod pennyworths," "It is foolish to lay out money In the purchase of repentance ¡ " and yet tnis folly is practised every day at auctions for want of minding the Almanack, Gash and Credit,— If you would i?«t rich, don't deal in bill books. Credit is the "Templer in a... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths. Again, it is foolish to lay our money in a purchase of repentance ; and yet this folly is practised every day. Wise men learn by... | |
 | 1870 - 684 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...in a purchase of repentance," and yet this folly is practiced every day at auctions for want of minding the almanac. Many a one, for the sake of finery... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1876 - 580 pages
...hath an office of profit " " The rolling stone gathers no moss." " Little strokes fell great oaks." " It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance." " Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears." " Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 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...practised every day at auctions, for want of minding Poor Richard's Almanac. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone with a hungry stomach... | |
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