... other two parts will do no more than defray thy extraordinaries, which always surmount the ordinary by much ; otherwise thou shalt live like a rich beggar, in continual want. And the needy man can never live happily nor contentedly; for every disaster... Practical Wisdom: A Manual of Life - Seite 1781907 - 310 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...continual want. And the needy man can never live happily nor contentedly. For everj disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And that gentleman, who...foundation shall at any time sink, the building must need follow — So much for the first precept. 2. Bring thy children up in learning and obedience,... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 Seiten
...never live happily nor contentedly. For every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And ihat gentleman, who sells an acre of land, sells an ounce...foundation shall at any time sink, the building must need follow — So much for the first precept. 2. Bring thy children up in learning and obedience,... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...continual want. And the needy man can never live happily nor contentedly. For every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And that gentleman, who sells an acre of land, sells an ounde of credit. For gentility is nothing else but ancient riches. So that if the foundation shall... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 550 Seiten
...happily nor contentedly. For every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And that gentleman, wLo sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit. For...foundation shall at any time sink, the building must need follow — So much for the first precept. 2. Bring thy children up in learning and obedience,... | |
| 1809 - 672 Seiten
...happily, nor contentedly. For every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And that gentleman wno sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit : For gentility is nothing else but antient riches. So thai, it the foundation shall at any time sinke, the building must needs follow.... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...happily, nor contentedly : for every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell. And that gentleman that sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit. For...foundation shall at any time sink, the building must needs follow.—So much for the first precept. II. Bring thy children up in learning and obedience, yet without... | |
| 1831 - 658 Seiten
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| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 Seiten
...continual want. And the ncerly man can never live happily nor contentedly ; for every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell; and that gentleman who...is nothing else but ancient riches ; so that if the -Atmdation shall at any time sink, the building must need follow. — So much for the first precept.... | |
| Friedrich von Raumer - 1836 - 494 Seiten
...never live happy, for every least disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell, and that gentleman that sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit, for gentility is nothing (more) than old riches, so that if the foundation shrinks, the building must needs follow. "Bring thy... | |
| 1839 - 272 Seiten
...continual want. The needy man can never live happily nor contentedly, for every disaster makes him ready to mortgage or sell, and that gentleman who sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit. — LORD BUBLnIGH. THE CIVET CAT, (Viverra civetla.) THE name Civet, •which was first applied to... | |
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