Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 153
... contempt . [ Same date . ] you have once THE FOLLY OF CONTEMPT . - Wrongs are often given , but contempt never is . Our pride remembers it forever . It implies a discovery of weaknesses , which we are much more careful to conceal than ...
... contempt . [ Same date . ] you have once THE FOLLY OF CONTEMPT . - Wrongs are often given , but contempt never is . Our pride remembers it forever . It implies a discovery of weaknesses , which we are much more careful to conceal than ...
Σελίδα 165
... contempt . Remember , therefore , most carefully to conceal your contempt , however just , wherever you would not make an implacable enemy . Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known , than their ...
... contempt . Remember , therefore , most carefully to conceal your contempt , however just , wherever you would not make an implacable enemy . Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known , than their ...
Σελίδα 186
... contempt , or low envy and jealousy . Low people , in good cir- cumstances , fine clothes , and equipage , will inso- lently show contempt for all those who cannot afford as fine clothes , as good an equipage , and who have not ( as ...
... contempt , or low envy and jealousy . Low people , in good cir- cumstances , fine clothes , and equipage , will inso- lently show contempt for all those who cannot afford as fine clothes , as good an equipage , and who have not ( as ...
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