What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember... The Cottager's monthly visitor - Sayfa 631853Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
| James Platt - 1883 - 538 sayfa
...knowledge." " For want of a nail, the shoe wa3 lost ; and for want of a shoe, the horse was lost." "Beware of little expenses." "A small leak will sink a great ship." "He who saves not as ho gets may keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1884 - 154 sayfa
...more will easily follow. 84 ' Little strokes fell great oaks.' Benjamin Franklin shrewdly says: — 'Beware of little expenses : a small leak will sink a great ship.' Lay it down as a standing rule to waste nothing. For example, never send away a rough plate from table,... | |
| Lucy A. Chittenden - 1884 - 198 sayfa
...conversation. 9. Knavery is supple and can bend but honesty is firm and upright and yields not. 10. Beware of little expenses a small leak will sink a great ship. 11. She walks beside the silent shore i The tide is high the breeze is still No ripple breaks the ocean-floor... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 sayfa
...perhaps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little e by their wits only, but they break for want of stock;' whereas industry gives comfort, again,'who dainties love, shall beggars prove;' and moreover, 'fools make feasts, and wise men eat... | |
| Carol Smallwood - 1990 - 200 sayfa
...States champion of men's singles tennis, 1881: 14. Academy Award director winner in 1986: 15. Wrote: "Beware of Little Expenses; A Small Leak Will Sink a Great Ship": 16. King of the fairies in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream: 17. Founder of the Bodleian Library,... | |
| Robert Major - 1991 - 354 sayfa
...perhaps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can...a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses [98]. » Certes, les conseils de Franklin ne sont pas originaux; il est le premier, d'ailleurs, à... | |
| Bob Phillips - 1993 - 372 sayfa
...illness. EXISTENCE Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. EXPENSES Beware of little expenses: a small leak will sink a great ship. Benjamin Franklin Meeting your expenses is easy — in fact, it's impossible to avoid them. EXPERIENCE... | |
| Various - 1994 - 676 sayfa
...perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expences; A small... | |
| Ann Bourman - 1997 - 146 sayfa
...live well. 23. There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self. 24. Beware of little expenses: a small leak will sink a great ship. 25. People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages. 26. Better slip with foot than tongue.... | |
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