Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 43
... desire to excel in everything , a desire which later he did his utmost to excite in the breast of his son , and which for good or ill is the principle of all that is great . It appears that , in his early youth , he was without guidance ...
... desire to excel in everything , a desire which later he did his utmost to excite in the breast of his son , and which for good or ill is the principle of all that is great . It appears that , in his early youth , he was without guidance ...
Σελίδα 209
... desire that I desire that you will form no connections , nor ( what they impudently call ) friendships , with these people ; which are , in truth , only combinations and conspiracies against good morals and SENTENCES AND MAXIMS . 209 ...
... desire that I desire that you will form no connections , nor ( what they impudently call ) friendships , with these people ; which are , in truth , only combinations and conspiracies against good morals and SENTENCES AND MAXIMS . 209 ...
Σελίδα 336
... desire . It is to be presumed that a man of common - sense , who does not desire to please , desires nothing at all , since he must know that he cannot obtain any- thing without it . A skilful negotiator will most carefully distin ...
... desire . It is to be presumed that a man of common - sense , who does not desire to please , desires nothing at all , since he must know that he cannot obtain any- thing without it . A skilful negotiator will most carefully distin ...
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