 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 390 pages
...into certainties, that he may order his economy without the danger of disappointment. * * * My son ! riches have wings, and sometimes they fly away of themselves, sometimes they mufet be set a-flying to bring in more, but do thou guard adventures with certainties, that may uphold... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...testaments and executorships (as Tacitus saith of Seneca, " testamenta et orbus tamquam indagine capi,") it is yet worse, by how much men submit themselves...when they come to them. Be not penny-wise ; riches hare wings, and sometimes they fly away of themselves, sometimes they must be set flying to bring in... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...folly and presumption to think himself qualified to exercise it. — Percival. MCLXXXIII. MCLXXXIV. Believe not much them that seem to despise riches,...sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more. — Lard Bacon. MCLXXXV. The weariest and most loathed worldly life, That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...the folly and presumption to think himself qualified to exercise it.—Perdval. MCLXXXm. MCLXXXIV. Believe not much them that seem to despise riches,...themselves, sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.—/„•..1,-/ Boom. MCLXXXV. The weariest and most loathed worldly life, That age, ache, penury,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...testaments and executorships, (as Tacitus saith of Seneca, " testamenta et orbos tanquam indagiue cap!,") it is yet worse, by how much men submit themselves...away of themselves, sometimes they must be set flying <o bring in more. Men leave their riches either to their kindred or to the public ; and moderate portions... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...testaments and executorships (as Tacitus saith of Seneca, " Testamenta et orbos tamquam indagine capi,")* it is yet worse, by how much men submit themselves...than in service. Believe not much them, that seem to despise.riches, for they despise them that despair of them ; and none worse when they come to them.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 778 pages
...come to poverty ; it is good, therefore, to guard adventures with certainties that may uphold losses Believe not much them that seem to despise riches...sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more A great estate left to an heir is as a lure to all the birds of prey round about to seize on him, if... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...come to poverty ; it is good, therefore, to guard adventures with certainties that may uphold losses Believe not much them that seem to despise riches...fly away of themselves; sometimes they must be set dying to bring; in more A great estate left to an heir is as a lure to all the birds of prey rouud... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...come to poverty; it is good, therefore, to guard adventures with certainties that may uphold lasses Believe not much them that seem to despise riches;...wings, and sometimes they fly away of themselves; somet mes they must he set flying to hring in more A great estate left to an heir is as a lure to all... | |
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Believe not much them that seem to despise riches ; for they despise them that despair of them ; and none worse, when they come to them. Be not pennywise ; riches have wings, and sometimes they fly away of themselves, sometimes they must be set flying... 
