 | Alfred Henderson - 1869 - 526 Seiten
...mordent. — Dead men do not bite. Mortuo leoni et Kpores insultant. — Even hares insult a dead lion. " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." See " Captivum impune." Mortuo vcrbafacit. — He talks to a dead man. " He talks to the wind." Mortuum... | |
 | 1870 - 972 Seiten
...Richard, it is that "Silks and satins, scarlet and velvet, put out the kitchen fire." And again, " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy." But "Pride that dines on vanity... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 Seiten
...formerly despised, but who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing ; in which case it appears plainly, that ' A ploughman on his legs...higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as Poor Richard Bays. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 Seiten
...At a great pennyworth, pause awhile. Silk and satins, scarlet and velvets put out the kitchen fire. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. It is hard for an empty sack to stand... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 Seiten
...their standAnd you shall have corn to sell and keep. Never leave that till to-morrow ing; in which case it appears plainly that, A ploughman on his legs is...higher than a gentleman on his knees, as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of ; they think... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 Seiten
...formerly despised, who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing. In this case it appears plainly that" A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees." Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think it is... | |
 | 1870 - 684 Seiten
...and frugality, have maintained their standing; in which case it appears plainly that "a ploughman oo his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them which they knew not the getting of ; they think... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1877 - 268 Seiten
...to-morrow c 01 '0 4) 0 C .* c C3 oS ,c •*» <D 0) OS s C3 '0 0) 0 0 'o <D t oS o c ot ing ; in which case it appears plainly that, A ploughman on his legs is...higher than a gentleman on his knees, as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of ; they think... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 Seiten
...contempt.' " You cannot be too careful to maintain your independence by living within your means : ' A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.' Think what you do when you run into debt : you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot... | |
 | Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 Seiten
...who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing; in which case it appears plainly, 'A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.' Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think, ' It... | |
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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'Tis day, and will never be night... 
