Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 18
... fools or chil- dren , and who could never laugh at them enough , at the same time put loaded firearms into their hands , without troubling himself as to the use they would put them to . Lord Chesterfield himself , in the eyes of the ...
... fools or chil- dren , and who could never laugh at them enough , at the same time put loaded firearms into their hands , without troubling himself as to the use they would put them to . Lord Chesterfield himself , in the eyes of the ...
Σελίδα 29
... fools with which the world abounds . " After their friendship there is nothing more dangerous than to have them for enemies . " It is not the morality of Cato nor of Zeno , but that of Alcibiades , of Aristippus , or Atticus . Upon ...
... fools with which the world abounds . " After their friendship there is nothing more dangerous than to have them for enemies . " It is not the morality of Cato nor of Zeno , but that of Alcibiades , of Aristippus , or Atticus . Upon ...
Σελίδα 30
... fools are the greatest liars . For my part , I judge of the truth of a man by the extent of his intellect . " We see how really he mixes the useful and the agreeable . He is perpetually demanding from the intellect something resolute ...
... fools are the greatest liars . For my part , I judge of the truth of a man by the extent of his intellect . " We see how really he mixes the useful and the agreeable . He is perpetually demanding from the intellect something resolute ...
Σελίδα 39
... fool if you were to dance at church or at a funeral . I hope , by these examples , you understand the meaning of the word de- cency , which in French is bienséance ; in Latin , decorum ; and in Greek , πрέπоν . Cicero says of it , Sic ...
... fool if you were to dance at church or at a funeral . I hope , by these examples , you understand the meaning of the word de- cency , which in French is bienséance ; in Latin , decorum ; and in Greek , πрέπоν . Cicero says of it , Sic ...
Σελίδα 43
... fool'd deceit men yet with favor Repay will to - morrow trust on think and Falser former day to - morrow's than the Worse lies blest be shall when and we says it Hope new some possess'd cuts off with we what . " The [ This is curious ...
... fool'd deceit men yet with favor Repay will to - morrow trust on think and Falser former day to - morrow's than the Worse lies blest be shall when and we says it Hope new some possess'd cuts off with we what . " The [ This is curious ...
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