 | William Carpenter - 1824 - 622 pages
...should be taxed." No. CXCIV. Agur saidr(Prov. xxx. 8.) " Give me neither poverty nor riches;" and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our incomes should...but wants more. True contentment depends not upon win! t we have, but upon what we would have: a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...only sink him deeper in the abyss. Lacon. Agarsaid, " give me neither poverty nor riches;" and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our incomes should...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. — lb. There have... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1828 - 336 pages
...whea they censure you, what good. CXCIV. Agur said, " give me neither poverty nor ricbes ; and this will ever be the prayer of the wise." Our incomes...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too Httle for Alexander. cxcv. We should act... | |
 | Caleb Charles Colton - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1832 - 516 pages
...too small, they will gall and pinch us, but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip. Wealth, after all, is a relative thing, since he that...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. We should act with... | |
 | Periodicals - 1833 - 460 pages
...TRUE CONTENTMENT BASED ON MODERATION. — Agar said, "Give me neither poverty nor riches ;" and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our incomes should...more. True contentment depends, not upon what we have, bat apon what we would have ; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.... | |
 | 1848 - 420 pages
...Robert W. Shufeldt, US Navy, to Sarah, daughter of Ihe late Retr. Dr. Abercrombie, of said city. Wealth is a relative thing, since he that has little, and...less, is richer than he that has much but wants more." The finest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is Iho most strongly united by... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...charitable. — Sir T. Brown, RICHES. — Agar said, " Give me neither poverty nor riches ;" and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our incomes should...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. — Colton. RICHES.... | |
 | Greek - 1859 - 568 pages
...twt iraatv apiaroj : "Moderation is, under all circumstances, the best thing imaginable." " AGUR'S prayer," says COLTON, " will ever be the prayer of...we would have ; a tub was large enough for DIOGENES " [the celebrated CYNIC philosopher], " but a world was too little for ALEXANDER " [the GREAT]. Auream... | |
 | Education - 1861 - 404 pages
...gall and pinch us, but, if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip. But wealth, ufter all, is a relative thing, since he that has little,...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough •or Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. — Colton. m CLOSING... | |
 | Education - 1861 - 712 pages
...large, they will cause us to stumbje nnd to trip. But wealth, after nil, is a relative thinjr, since lie that has little, and wants less, is richer than he...more. True contentment depends not upon what we have ; a tub was large enough tor Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. — Colton, CLOSING... | |
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Give me neither poverty nor riches "; and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our incomes should be like our shoes : if too small, they will gall and pinch us, but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip. But wealth, after all, is... 
