Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 63
... opinion that his son had expressed : " The reason of every man is and ought to be his guide ; and I shall have as much right to expect every man to be of my height and temperament , as to wish that he should reason precisely as I do ...
... opinion that his son had expressed : " The reason of every man is and ought to be his guide ; and I shall have as much right to expect every man to be of my height and temperament , as to wish that he should reason precisely as I do ...
Σελίδα 78
... opinion , whether the ostracism was a right or a wrong thing , and your reasons for being of that opinion . Let nobody help you , and give me exactly your own sentiments and your own reasons , whatever they are . [ October , 1740 ...
... opinion , whether the ostracism was a right or a wrong thing , and your reasons for being of that opinion . Let nobody help you , and give me exactly your own sentiments and your own reasons , whatever they are . [ October , 1740 ...
Σελίδα 327
... opinion generally entertained in this country , that man lives by Greek and Latin alone ; that is , by knowing a great many words of two dead languages , which nobody living knows perfectly , and which are of no use in the common ...
... opinion generally entertained in this country , that man lives by Greek and Latin alone ; that is , by knowing a great many words of two dead languages , which nobody living knows perfectly , and which are of no use in the common ...
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