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I would not desire to be possessed of more . ” He considers not , that as his
wealth increases , so will bis desires . Behold , how weak and unstable are all the
resolutions of man ! Sometime or other he finds himself possessed of that object ...
I would not desire to be possessed of more . ” He considers not , that as his
wealth increases , so will bis desires . Behold , how weak and unstable are all the
resolutions of man ! Sometime or other he finds himself possessed of that object ...
Página 275
This , O ambitious man ! is the top of all honour ; 0 , man of pleasure ! this is the
top of all joy ; and this is the height of all desire and hope ! What can be
conceived above it ? - What equal to it , or even near to it ? ' Friendship is the
delight of the ...
This , O ambitious man ! is the top of all honour ; 0 , man of pleasure ! this is the
top of all joy ; and this is the height of all desire and hope ! What can be
conceived above it ? - What equal to it , or even near to it ? ' Friendship is the
delight of the ...
Página 276
But this Friend is also friend to all other true , faithful followers of Christ ; and he
desires us to serve his friends , to love them ... Who would not be all desire and
wishing towards Him , lost in the violence of love , and unable to think coldly and
...
But this Friend is also friend to all other true , faithful followers of Christ ; and he
desires us to serve his friends , to love them ... Who would not be all desire and
wishing towards Him , lost in the violence of love , and unable to think coldly and
...
Página 341
What passion ought not a man to indulge with distrust , if it be dangerous to
devote himself too much to the desire of ... or new attractions to beauty ; all this
anticipated my wife ' s desires , and poured in upon her , as it were ,
spontaneously .
What passion ought not a man to indulge with distrust , if it be dangerous to
devote himself too much to the desire of ... or new attractions to beauty ; all this
anticipated my wife ' s desires , and poured in upon her , as it were ,
spontaneously .
Página 366
matter to spend your time in a way after your own heart , and , at the same time ,
give satisfaction to those around you , although your desire of knowledge should
be ever the same . A careless person trifles , with his time , and lulls asleep every
...
matter to spend your time in a way after your own heart , and , at the same time ,
give satisfaction to those around you , although your desire of knowledge should
be ever the same . A careless person trifles , with his time , and lulls asleep every
...
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Página 409 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Página 95 - Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something...
Página 95 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time; for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The Sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Página 100 - You call them goods; but if you do not take care they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no occasion for them they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says: Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Página 209 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Página 165 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Página 101 - 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...
Página 209 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Página 103 - Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Página 98 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.