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... Life of Benjamin Franklin - Page 193by Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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
...that dines on vanity sups on contempt/ as poor Richard says. And in another place, ' Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and 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,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...dines on vanity, sups on contempt," as poor Richard says. And in another place, " Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy."...pain, it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it jereates envy ; it hastens misfortune. " What is a butterfly ? at best he's but a caterpillar drest;... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...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
...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."...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
...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....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.... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...dines on vanity, sups on contempt," as poor Richard says. And in another place, " Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy."...person ; it creates envy ; it hastens misfortune. "What is a butterfly? at best he's but a caterpillar drest; the gaudy fop's his picture just," as poor... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...for as Poor Richard says, " Pride, that dines on vanity, sups on " contempt y" " Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined " with Poverty, and supped with...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
...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 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... | |
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