Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 61
... knowledge , I mean the knowledge of the world , is never acquired without great attention , and I know a great many aged per- sons who , after having had an extensive acquain- tance , are still mere children in the knowledge of the ...
... knowledge , I mean the knowledge of the world , is never acquired without great attention , and I know a great many aged per- sons who , after having had an extensive acquain- tance , are still mere children in the knowledge of the ...
Σελίδα 102
... KNOWLEDGE . - Do not imagine that the knowledge , which I so much recommend to you , is confined to books , pleasing , useful , and necessary as that knowledge is ; but I comprehend in it the great knowledge of the world , still more ...
... KNOWLEDGE . - Do not imagine that the knowledge , which I so much recommend to you , is confined to books , pleasing , useful , and necessary as that knowledge is ; but I comprehend in it the great knowledge of the world , still more ...
Σελίδα 261
... knowledge must be adorned , it must have lustre as well as weight , or it will be oftener taken for lead than for gold . Knowledge you have , and will have ; I am easy upon that article . But my business , as your friend , is not to ...
... knowledge must be adorned , it must have lustre as well as weight , or it will be oftener taken for lead than for gold . Knowledge you have , and will have ; I am easy upon that article . But my business , as your friend , is not to ...
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