| English essays - 1750 - 688 pages
...prudence, the lifter of ternIterance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly became .poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption; it will almoft always product a paflive compliance with the wickednefs of others ; and there are few who do not learn by... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...the daughter of prudence, the fifter of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagent will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce...dependence, and invite corruption ; it will almoft always proJuce a paffive compliance with the wickednefs of others ; and there are few who do not learn by... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 288 pages
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| Giuseppe Baretti - English language - 1778 - 470 pages
...temperance, and the parent of liberty. . Poverty will almoft always produce a paffi ve compliancewith the wickednefs of others ; and there are few who do...learn by degrees to practife thofe crimes which they ceafetocenfure. There is fcarcely any individual entering the world who by prudent parfimony may not... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...FRUGALITY. Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the fifter of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant, will quickly become...almoft always produce a paffive compliance with the wickeunefs of others, and there are few who do not learn by degrees to practife thofe crimes which... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...exift. Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the fiftcr of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become...invite corruption ; it will almoft always produce a paflive compliance with the wickednefs of others ; and there are few who do not learn by degrees to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...exift. Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the fifter of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become...invite corruption ; it will almoft always produce a paflive compliance with the wicked* nefs of others ; and there are few who do not learn by degrees... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...dependence, and.invite corruption ; it will almotr. always produce a patfivc compliance with tha wicltcdneis of others ; and there are few who do not learn by degrees to praftife tlioli crimes which tin y ceafeto cenfuroj Tf there are any who do not dread povertV'is dangerous... | |
| William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...juflly remarks, may be termed the daughter of prudence, the fifter of temperance, arid the parent of LIBERTY. He that is extravagant will quickly become...enforce dependence, and invite corruption; it will too frequently produce a paffive compliance with the wickednefs of others ; and there are many who... | |
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