 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...  Select Pieces - Page 7by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...great.' " And, farther, ' What maintains oniv.vicc would bring up two children.' You may think, pcdiiips, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then,...remember what poor Richard says, ' Many a little makes a mcikle ;' and, farther, ' Beware of little expenses ; a email leak will sink a great ship ;' and again,... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...deceit, Make the wealth small, and the want great. And, farther, What maintains one vice, would bring up two children. You may think, perhaps, that a little...now and then, can be no great matter; but remember, Many a little makes a micUe. Ueware of little expenses ; A small leak will sink a great ship, as poor... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...Make the weailh fmall, and the want great." And farther, " What maintain! 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 coflly, cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment nowand then, can be no great matter ; but... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...want great.' " And, further, ' What maintains one vice, would bringup two children.' You may think that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes perhaps a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no matter ; but remember what... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...want great.'J " And, further, ' What maintains one vice, would bring. up two children.' You may think that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes perhaps a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no matter ; but remember what... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...all.—Chesterfield. cccLxvni. What maintains one vice, would bring up two children. You may think that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes perhaps a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then,s can be no matter: but remember, many... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...all. — Chesterfield. cccLXvm. What maintains one vice, would bring up two children. You may think that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes perhaps a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no matter: but remember, many... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...and chargeable families ; and farther, ' what maintains one vice, would bring up two children.' 4 " You may think, perhaps, that a little tea, or a little...now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a lit'ue finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but remember ' many... | |
 | Working class - 1831 - 186 pages
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 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
..." What maintains one vice would hring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little lea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more...finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can he no great matter ; hut rememher, " Many a little makes a mickle:" heware of little expenses ; " a... | |
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