Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 90
... imagine how necessary it is to mind all these little things ; for I have seen many people with great talents ill received , for want of having these talents , too ; and others well received only from their little talents , and who had ...
... imagine how necessary it is to mind all these little things ; for I have seen many people with great talents ill received , for want of having these talents , too ; and others well received only from their little talents , and who had ...
Σελίδα 96
... imagine why you think so , unless something that I have said , very innocently , has happened to be very applicable to somebody or other of your acquain- tance . He makes the satire , who applies it , qui capit ille facit . I hope you ...
... imagine why you think so , unless something that I have said , very innocently , has happened to be very applicable to somebody or other of your acquain- tance . He makes the satire , who applies it , qui capit ille facit . I hope you ...
Σελίδα 343
... imagine . 29. Weak minds are commonly overpowered by clamor . 30. We ought never to contend for what we are not likely to obtain . 31. The instant in which we receive the most favorable accounts , is just that wherein we ought to ...
... imagine . 29. Weak minds are commonly overpowered by clamor . 30. We ought never to contend for what we are not likely to obtain . 31. The instant in which we receive the most favorable accounts , is just that wherein we ought to ...
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