| Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 páginas
...as for the kingdom of heaven. Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts ; and if he think to wax rich, but to the third part. I cannot call riches better than the baggage of virtue ; for as the baggage is to an army, so is riches... | |
| Pondicherry - 1845 - 226 páginas
...Lord Bacon even goes further than this : " If a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts ; and if he think to wax rich but to the third part." There are perhaps few things in the world so difficult to learn, as the real value of money. How preferrable... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 páginas
...two practical directions : — Certainly, if a man will keep but of even-hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts ; and if he think to wax rich, but to the third part A man ought warily to begin charges, which, once begun, will continue; bat in matters that return not,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 páginas
...two practical directions : — Certainly, if a 'man will keep but of even-hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts ; and if he think to wax rich, but to the third put A man ought warily to begin charges, which, once begun, will continue; but in matters that return... | |
| John Locke - 1849 - 372 páginas
...less than the estimation abroad. Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts; and if...think to' wax rich, but to the third part. It is no baseness for the greatest to descend and look into their own estate. Some forbear it, not upon negligence... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 páginas
...than the estima tion abroad. Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses they can see nothing but sea. But it is manifest...Plato, in his opinion of ideas, as one that had a baseness for the greatest to descend and look into their own estate. Some forbear it, not upon negligence... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 páginas
...less than the estimation abroad. Certainly if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts; and if...think to wax rich, but to the third part. It is no baseness for the greatest, to descend and look into their own estate. Some forbear it, not upon negligence... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 páginas
...less than the estimation abroad. Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hand, bis ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts; and if he think to wax* rich, but to the third part. It ia no baseness for the greatest to descend and look into their own estate. Some forbear it, not upon... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 páginas
...lefs, than the Eftimation abroad. Certainly, if a Man will keep but of Even Hand, his ordinary Expenfes ought to be, but to the Half of his Receipts ; and...think to wax Rich, but to the third part. It is no Bafenefs, for the Greateft, to defcend and look, into their own EJlate. Some forbear it, not upon Negligence... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 páginas
...estimation abroad. Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hands, his ordinary expenses ought to he but to the half of his receipts ; and if he think to wax rich, but to the third part. It is no baseness for the greatest to descend and look into their own estate. Some forbear it, not upon negligence... | |
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