Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... less struck with the durable part , with that which belongs to human observation in all ages ; and this last part is much more considerable than at a super- ficial glance would be imagined . In applying himself to the formation of his ...
... less struck with the durable part , with that which belongs to human observation in all ages ; and this last part is much more considerable than at a super- ficial glance would be imagined . In applying himself to the formation of his ...
Σελίδα 13
... less , if I hazarded a judgment upon it as a whole , I should say that his ambition was never wholly satisfied , and that the brilliant distinc- tions with which his public life was filled , cov- ered , at bottom , many lost desires and ...
... less , if I hazarded a judgment upon it as a whole , I should say that his ambition was never wholly satisfied , and that the brilliant distinc- tions with which his public life was filled , cov- ered , at bottom , many lost desires and ...
Σελίδα 14
... less active , and with less apparent skill , took his measures and made his calcula- tions better . Thrown with éclat into the opposition , espe- cially from 1732 , the time when he had to cease his court duties , Lord Chesterfield ...
... less active , and with less apparent skill , took his measures and made his calcula- tions better . Thrown with éclat into the opposition , espe- cially from 1732 , the time when he had to cease his court duties , Lord Chesterfield ...
Σελίδα 20
... less grave manner , might have said the same thing . He was not long in finding out what was wanting in this child whom he wished to bring up ; whose bringing up was , indeed , the " " end and aim of his life . " On sounding 20 Critical ...
... less grave manner , might have said the same thing . He was not long in finding out what was wanting in this child whom he wished to bring up ; whose bringing up was , indeed , the " " end and aim of his life . " On sounding 20 Critical ...
Σελίδα 26
... less . The Abbé de Guasco , a sort of toady to Montesquieu , is a useful personage for introductions . " Between you and me , " writes Chesterfield , " he has more knowledge than genius ; but a clever man knows how to make use of every ...
... less . The Abbé de Guasco , a sort of toady to Montesquieu , is a useful personage for introductions . " Between you and me , " writes Chesterfield , " he has more knowledge than genius ; but a clever man knows how to make use of every ...
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Σελίδα 148 - Talk often, but never long ; in that case, if you do not please, at least you are sure not to tire your hearers. Pay your own reckoning, but do not treat the whole company, — this being one of the very few cases in which people do not care to be treated, every one being fully convinced that he has wherewithal to pay.
Σελίδα 107 - Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket : and do not pull it out and strike it ; merely to show that you have one.
Σελίδα 264 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Σελίδα 146 - People will, in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you upon that which they have of your friends ; and there is a Spanish proverb, which says very justly, Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are.
Σελίδα 277 - I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell; But this I know, and know full well, I do not love thee. Dr. Fell.
Σελίδα 221 - And as laws are enacted to enforce good morals, or at least to prevent the ill effects of bad ones, so there are certain rules of civility, universally implied and received, to enforce good manners, and punish bad ones. And indeed there seems to me to be less difference, both between the crimes and punishments, than at first one would imagine.
Σελίδα 243 - Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Σελίδα 234 - Style is the dress of thoughts ; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received as your person, though ever so well proportioned, would, if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters. It is not every understanding that can judge of matter...
Σελίδα 108 - True wit, or sense, never yet made anybody laugh; they are above it: they please the mind, and give a cheerfulness to the countenance. But it is low buffoonery, or silly accidents, that always excite laughter; and that is what people of sense and breeding should show themselves above.
Σελίδα 27 - Human nature is the same all over the world ; but its operations are so varied by education and habit, that one must see it in all its dresses, in order to be intimately acquainted with it.