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" He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs; and he that thinks he can afford to be negligent, is not far from being poor. "
The Rambler: In Four Volumes - Page 233
by Samuel Johnson - 1784
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and ..., Volume 1

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened easily sinks into negligence of his affairs; and he that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render insurmountable; he will fly for...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral, Instructive, and ..., Volume 1

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 pages
...occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened easily sinks into negligence of his affairs ; and he that thinks he can afford...to be negligent is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render insurmountable ; he will fly for...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral, Instructive, and ..., Volume 1

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened easily sinks into negligence of his affairs ; and he that thinks he can afford...to be negligent is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render, insurmountable ; he will fly for...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ...

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 pages
...occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened easily sinks into negligence of his affairs ; and he that thinks he can afford...to be negligent is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render insurmountable ; he will fly for...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...frequently the occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs; and he that thinks he...be negligent, is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render imsurmoimtablei he will fly for...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs; and he that fhinks he can afford to be negligent, is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render unsurmountablei he will fly for...
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Murphy's essay. The rambler. The adventurer. The idler. Rasselas. Tales of ...

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...frequently the occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs ; and he that thinks he...be negligent, is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities, which his inexperience will render unsurmountable ; he will fly for...
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The Young Man's Book of Elegant Prose: Comprising Selections from the ...

1836 - 332 pages
...frequently the occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened easily sinks into neglect of his affairs ; and he that thinks he...to be negligent is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render unsurniountable; he will fly for...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...frequently the occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs ; and he that thinks he...be negligent, is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities, which his inexperience will render unsurmountable ; he will fly for...
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The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...frequently the occasion of poverty. He whom the wantonness of abundance has once softened, easily sinks into neglect of his affairs ; and he that thinks he...be negligent, is not far from being poor. He will soon be involved in perplexities which his inexperience will render insurmountable ; he will fly for...
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