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Σελίδα 12
Chesterfield was afraid of ridicule ; it was one of his weaknesses , and he kept
silence more than he otherwise would have done for fear of giving occasion for
the exercise of his colleague and opponent ' s talent . He inherited a large
property ...
Chesterfield was afraid of ridicule ; it was one of his weaknesses , and he kept
silence more than he otherwise would have done for fear of giving occasion for
the exercise of his colleague and opponent ' s talent . He inherited a large
property ...
Σελίδα 69
I must , as many ignorant people do , have destroyed my health and faculties by
setting away the evenings ; or , by wasting them frivolously in the tattle of women '
s company , must have exposed myself to the ridicule and contempt of those ...
I must , as many ignorant people do , have destroyed my health and faculties by
setting away the evenings ; or , by wasting them frivolously in the tattle of women '
s company , must have exposed myself to the ridicule and contempt of those ...
Σελίδα 84
TRUTH . - Every man seeks for truth ; but God only knows who has found it . It is ,
therefore , as unjust to persecute as it is absurd to ridicule people for those
several opinions which they cannot help entertaining upon the conviction ...
TRUTH . - Every man seeks for truth ; but God only knows who has found it . It is ,
therefore , as unjust to persecute as it is absurd to ridicule people for those
several opinions which they cannot help entertaining upon the conviction ...
Σελίδα 86
He is soon discovered , and as soon becomes the object of universal contempt
and ridicule . Remember , then , as long as you live , that nothing but strict truth
can carry you through the world , with either your conscience or your honor ...
He is soon discovered , and as soon becomes the object of universal contempt
and ridicule . Remember , then , as long as you live , that nothing but strict truth
can carry you through the world , with either your conscience or your honor ...
Σελίδα 104
Honest error is to be pitied , not ridiculed . The object of all the public worships in
the world is the same ; it is that great eternal Being who created every thing . The
different manners of worship are by no means subjects of ridicule . Each sect ...
Honest error is to be pitied , not ridiculed . The object of all the public worships in
the world is the same ; it is that great eternal Being who created every thing . The
different manners of worship are by no means subjects of ridicule . Each sect ...
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able affection allow attention authors awkward believe breeding certainly character Chesterfield common consequently consider contempt conversation court deal deserve desire dress easy engage excel fashion favor figure fool former French frequently give graces greatest hand head heart hope imagine Italy keep kind king knowledge late learning least less letters live look Lord manners matter mean merit mind morality nature necessary never object observe occasion opinion particular passion person play pleasing pleasures politeness possible present proper reason received regard respect ridicule seems sense short speak Stanhope suppose sure tell thing thought tion trifling true truth turn understanding virtue weak whole wish women worth write young
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| Τίτλος | Letters, Sentences, and Maxims Τόμος 7 του Knickerbocker nuggets Τόμος 8 του world's classics |
| Συγγραφέας | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield |
| Εκδότης | G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | Πανεπιστήμιο Χάρβαρντ |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 29 Ιαν. 2009 |
| Μέγεθος | 327 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |