Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 154
... engage , they captivate , more than things of much greater importance . The duties of social life every man is obliged to discharge ; but these attentions are voluntary acts , the free - will offerings of good breed- ing and good nature ...
... engage , they captivate , more than things of much greater importance . The duties of social life every man is obliged to discharge ; but these attentions are voluntary acts , the free - will offerings of good breed- ing and good nature ...
Σελίδα 254
... engage you in very disagreeable affairs . In the next place your profession requires , more than any other , the nicest and most distinguished good - breeding . You will negotiate with very little success , if you do not , previously ...
... engage you in very disagreeable affairs . In the next place your profession requires , more than any other , the nicest and most distinguished good - breeding . You will negotiate with very little success , if you do not , previously ...
Σελίδα 346
... engage- ments upon suppositions we think impossible , and yet it is very usual . 58. The generality of mankind pay less attention to arguments urged against their opinion , than to such as may engage the disputant to adopt their own ...
... engage- ments upon suppositions we think impossible , and yet it is very usual . 58. The generality of mankind pay less attention to arguments urged against their opinion , than to such as may engage the disputant to adopt their own ...
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