Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption... The British Essayists;: Rambler - Page 19by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
| 1750 - 228 pages
...from a careful obfervation of of the world, am fatislied with knowing, what is abundantly fufficient for practice, that, if it be not a virtue, it is at Icaft a quality which can feldom exift without fome viftues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...opinions from a careful obfervation of the world, am fatisfied with knowing, what is abundantly fufficient for practice, that if it be not a virtue, it is at leaft a quality which can feldom exift without fome virtues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...from a careful obfervation. of the world, am fatisfied with knowing, what is abundantly fufficient for practice, that if it be not a virtue, it is, at leaft, a quality which can feldom exift without fome virtues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...opinions from a careful obfervation of the world, am fatisfied with knowing, what is abundantly fufficient for practice, that if it be not a virtue, it is, at leaft, a quality which can feldorri exift without fome virtues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...opinions from a careful obfervation of. the world, am fatisfied with knowing, what is abundantly fufikient for practice, that if it be not a virtue, it is, at leaft, a quality which can feldom exift without fome virtues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...opinions from a careful obfervation of the world, am fatisfied with knowing what is abundantly fufficient for practice, that if it be not a virtue, it is, at leaft, a quality, which can feldom exift without fome virtues, and without which few virtues can exift.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...allow frugality to be numbered among the virtues, I have not thought it necessary to inquire. For I, who draw my opinions from a careful observation of...and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant wilt quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption ; it will almost... | |
| 1810 - 464 pages
...allow frugality to be numbered among the virtues, I have not thought it necessary to inquire. For I, who draw my opinions from a careful observation of...the sister of temperance, and the parent of liberty. lie that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...allow frugality to be numbered among the virtues, I have not thought it necessary to inquire. For I, who draw my opinions from a careful observation of...quality, which can seldom exist without some virtues, and — ithout which few virtues "can exist. Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...correct. Death increases our veneration for the good, and extenuates our hatred of the bad. Frugality is the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. The traveller, that resolutely follows a rough and winding path, will sooner reach the end of his journey,... | |
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