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" If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some... "
Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 150
by Elegant extracts - 1812
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 39

1777 - 756 pages
...foon comes to the bottom;" then] over, " Fools make feafts, and wife men as poor Dick fays, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...known before, if they had taken his advice : " If you «at them." Here you are all got together at this fale of fineries'aml nicknacks. You call them good;,...
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The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum, Volume 1

1768 - 332 pages
...never putting in, foon comes to the bottom — and when the well is dry, they know the worth of water. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes à borrowing, goes a forrowing. Fond pride of drefs is ñire a very curfe,...
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Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 pages
...meal-tub, and never putting in, foon comes to the bottom." as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a.forrowing," as Poor Richard ' fays i «C if tf ' fays ;...
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The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1

James Anderson - 1791 - 422 pages
...the meal-tub, and never putting in, foon comes to the bottom |" then, a* poor Dick fays, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a iorrowing ; and, indeed) fo does he. that lends to fuch...
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Association Papers..: Part I. Publications printed by special order of the ...

Association for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers (London, England) - 1793 - 432 pages
...meal-tub, and never putting in, foon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome; for he that go«sa borrowing, goes aforrowing," as Poor Richard fays ; and indeed fo does he...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

1796 - 34 pages
...meal-tub, and never putting inrf soc comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard says; ^id then, " When the well is dry, they know the -worth of water." But this...have known before, if they had taken his advice. "If yoji would knov, the value of money, go and try to borrow some ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...meal-tub, and never putting in, foon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes a forro wing," as Poor Richard fays; and, indeed, fo does...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...in, foon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know tht worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken ba advice. " If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow feme ; for fc« that goes a...
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The Immortal Mentor, Or, Man's Unerring Guide to a Healthy, Wealthy & Happy ...

1802 - 348 pages
...meal-tub, and never putting in, foon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a forrowing," as Poor Richard fays ; and, indeed, fo does...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom ; then, as poor Dick says, ' When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.' But this...' For he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing;' and indeed so does he that lends to such people, when he goes to. get it again. Poor Dick farther advises,...
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