 Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.' And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, or ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit...  Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth - Page 11by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...pride of appearance, for which so much is risqued, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it • hastens misfortune. ' But what madness must it be to run in debt for these superfluities ? We are' offered,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked,...pain, it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it jereates envy ; it hastens misfortune. " What is a butterfly ? at best he's but a caterpillar drest;... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...appearance, for which so much is risqued, 'so iMuch is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor «ase pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune. ' But what madness must it be to run in debt for these superfluities.! We are offered,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the person; it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...however a folly soon punished; for, as Poor Richard says, " Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt; Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty,...risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain , it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked,...merit in the person ; it creates envy ; it hastens misfortune. "What is a butterfly? at best he's but a caterpillar drest; the gaudy fop's his picture... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...breakfasted with Plenty, dined " with Poverty, and supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person, it creates envy, it hastens misfortune.... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...ease pain, it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it creates envy ; it hastens misfortune. " What is a butterfly ? at best he's but a caterpillar drest; the gaudy fop's his picture just," as poor Richard says. But what madness' must it be to run in debt for these superfluities... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...with Poverty, ^ And slipped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for .for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote health, nor ease pain ; jt makes no in.crease of merit in the person ; it creates envy -, it hastens misfortune.... | |
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