 The diligent hand maketh rich ' ; and it is true indeed : but he considers not that it is not in the power of riches to make a man happy ; for it was wisely said, by a man of great observation, ' That there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this...  The Compleat Angler - Page 211by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1863 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Mathews - American essays - 1896 - 368 pages
...only heaping up, as Pope says, " to spout through a spendthrift heir ! " Truly did Izaak Walton say that " there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of them ; " yet.none will believe so till they have learned by experience; and unless they have "room... | |
 | William Mathews - English essays - 1896 - 364 pages
...only heaping up, as Pope says, " to spout through a spendthrift heir ! " Truly did Izaak Walton say that " there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of them ; " yet none will believe so till they have learned by experience; and unless they have "room... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - Anthologies - 1897 - 674 pages
...the third blessing, neglect it not: but note that there is no necessity of being rich; for I told you there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side them: and if you have a competence, enjoy it with a meek, cheerful, thankful heart. I will tell you, scholar,... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 600 pages
...third blessing, neglect it not ; but note that there is no necessity of being rich ; for I told you there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side them ; and if you have competence, enjoy it with a meek, cheerful, thankful heart. I will tell you, Scholar, I... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 560 pages
...third blessing, neglect it not: but note, that there is no necessity of being rich ; for I told you there be as many miseries beyond riches, as on this side them : and if you have a competence, enjoy it with a meek, cheerful, thankful heart. I will tell you, scholar,... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...third blessing, neglect it not : but note, that there is no necessity of being rich ; for I told you there be as many miseries beyond riches, as on this side them : and if you have a competence, enjoy it with a meek, cheerful, thankful heart. I will tell you, scholar,... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 446 pages
...third blessing, neglect it not : but note, that there is no necessity of being rich ; for I told you there be as many miseries beyond riches, as on this side them : and if you have a competence, enjoy it with a meek, cheerful, thankful heart. I will tell you, scholar,... | |
 | 1900 - 354 pages
...more and more money; he is still drudging on, and says, that Solomon says, "The diligent hand maketh rich ; " and it is true indeed ; but he considers...be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of them. Or with this : Master, first let me tell you, that very hour which you were absent from me,... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 644 pages
...more money; he is still drudging on, and says that Solomon says, K The hand of the diligent maketh rich " ; and it is true indeed: but he considers not...it was wisely said by a man of great observation, H That there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side them." And yet God deliver us from pinching... | |
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