 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...dines on vanity, sups on contempt; — Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, an.d^-supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...however, a folly soon punished " •For pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt/ as poor Richard says. And in another place, ' Pride breakfasted with Plenty,...supped with infamy.' And after all, of what use is the pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health,... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...folly soon punished ; for, as poor Richard says, "Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt: — Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what iise is this pride "of appearance, for which so much is risqued, 'so iMuch is suffered ? It cannot... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...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.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 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.... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...folly soon punished: for as Poor Richard says, " Pride, that dines on vanity, sups on " contempt y" " 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.... | |
 | 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,...supped with Infamy." And after all, of what use is the pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health,... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...Richard cay's. Aad in another place, " Pride breakfasted with Plenty, Dined 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...vanity, sups on contempt ; Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Inform/. And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance,...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 essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...that dines on vanity sups on contempt; pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and sapped with infamy.' And, after all, of what use is this...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.... | |
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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, nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit... 
