 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
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...breakfasted with Plenty, dined wiih 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.... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 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.... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1833 - 336 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 essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...dined with Poverty and suppeil with Infamy.' And, after all, of what use is this pride of aplwarance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered?...pain, it makes no increase of merit in the person ; iv oastenwnisfortune. 'What is a butterfly? al bent, He's but a caterpillar drest : The gaudy lop's... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 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, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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 - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 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,...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...supped with Infamy." And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much id risked, so much is suffered ? It cannot promote health,...merit in the person : it creates envy ; it hastens misfortune. " What is a butterfly ? at be*, He's but a caterpillar dresa'd ; The gaudy fop's hi» picture... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 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,...caterpillar drest ; The gaudy fop's bis picture just,' as poor Richard says. ' But what madness must.it be to run in debt for these superfluities ? We are... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 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,...misfortunes. • What is a butterfly ? at best, He's but a catwpillar drest : The |*audy fop's his picture just,' as poor Richard says. ' But what madness must... | |
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