Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 109
... common sense , many more common learning ; but , in general , they make up so much by their manner for those defects , that frequently they pass undiscovered . I have often said , and do think , that a Frenchman , who , with a fund of ...
... common sense , many more common learning ; but , in general , they make up so much by their manner for those defects , that frequently they pass undiscovered . I have often said , and do think , that a Frenchman , who , with a fund of ...
Σελίδα 276
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Charles Sayle. in the world with common decency ; and , conse- quently , does not easily forgive those negligencies , inattentions , and slights , which seem to ... common decency; and, conse- ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Charles Sayle. in the world with common decency ; and , conse- quently , does not easily forgive those negligencies , inattentions , and slights , which seem to ... common decency; and, conse- ...
Σελίδα 320
... common life ; those who aim at perfection will come infinitely nearer it than those desponding or indolent spirits , who foolishly say to themselves , nobody is perfect ; perfection is unat- tainable ; to attempt it is chimerical ; I ...
... common life ; those who aim at perfection will come infinitely nearer it than those desponding or indolent spirits , who foolishly say to themselves , nobody is perfect ; perfection is unat- tainable ; to attempt it is chimerical ; I ...
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