Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"; and again, "Who dainties love, shall beggars prove"; and moreover, "Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. Enquire Within Upon Everything - Page 321by Robert Kemp Philp - 1865 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...great matter ; hut remember what poor Richard says, ' Many a little makes a mickle .' and farther, ' Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship;' and again, 'Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and moreover, ' Fools make feasts and wise men... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...great matter ; but remember what poor Richard says, "Many a little makes a meikle ;" and further, " Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship ;" and again, " Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;" and moreover, " Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
| William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but remember, ' many a little makes a mickle;' and farther, 'Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink "a great ship ;' and again ' Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and moreover, ' Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
| United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...be no matter ; but remember what poor Richard says, ' Many a little makes a^meikle ;' and further, ' Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship;' and again, ' Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and, moreover, ' Pools make feasts, and wise... | |
| United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...no matter ; but remember what poor Richard says, .' Many a little makes a nieikle ;' and further, ' Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship;' and again, ' Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and, moreover, ' Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
| John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...entertainment now and then, can be no matter: but remember, many a little makes a meikle; and farther, beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. — Franldin. CCCLXIX. The love of variety, or curiosity of seeing new things, which is the same, or... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...entertainment now and then, can he no great matter ; hut rememher, " Many a little makes a mickle:" heware of little expenses ; " a small leak will sink a great...Richard says; and again, " Who dainties love, shall heggars prove ;" and moreover, " Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them." Here you are all got together... | |
| 1832 - 586 pages
...What maintains one vice would bring up children.— The same. Many a little makes a mickle *. * Much. Beware of little expenses ;—a small leak will sink a great ship. Who spirits love, Shall beggars prove. Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; Ere fancy you consult,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...great matter ; but remember what poor Riehard says, ' Many a little makes a meikle f and farther, ' Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship ;' and agam, ' Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and, moreover, ' Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...great matter ; but remember what poor Richard says, ' Many a little makes a' mfiikle ;' and, farther, ' Beware of little expenses ; a small leak will sink a great ship;' and again, ' Who dainties love, shall beggars prove ;' and moreover, ' Fools make feasts, and wise... | |
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