Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 21
... head so far ; but I have discovered idleness , inattention , and indiffer- ence , defects which are only pardonable in the aged , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits give way , have a sort of right to that kind of ...
... head so far ; but I have discovered idleness , inattention , and indiffer- ence , defects which are only pardonable in the aged , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits give way , have a sort of right to that kind of ...
Σελίδα 45
... of knowledge , truth , and virtue — things which are not to be bought , and that can only be acquired by a good head and a good heart . [ Not dated . ] HUMANITY . It is certain that humanity is the particular Sentences , and Maxims 45.
... of knowledge , truth , and virtue — things which are not to be bought , and that can only be acquired by a good head and a good heart . [ Not dated . ] HUMANITY . It is certain that humanity is the particular Sentences , and Maxims 45.
Σελίδα 71
... scrutiny which I have made into you , I have ( thank God ) hitherto not discovered any vice of the heart , or any peculiar weakness of the head but I have discovered laziness , inat- tention Sentences , and Maxims 71.
... scrutiny which I have made into you , I have ( thank God ) hitherto not discovered any vice of the heart , or any peculiar weakness of the head but I have discovered laziness , inat- tention Sentences , and Maxims 71.
Σελίδα 72
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. the head but I have discovered laziness , inat- tention , and indifference ; faults which are only pardonable in old men , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits fail , have a ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. the head but I have discovered laziness , inat- tention , and indifference ; faults which are only pardonable in old men , who , in the decline of life , when health and spirits fail , have a ...
Σελίδα 80
... the pleasures of the mind ( which are the solid and permanent ones ) , because they do not come un- der the head of what people commonly call pleasures ; 80 Chesterfield's Letters , resolved not to destroy my own faculties and ...
... the pleasures of the mind ( which are the solid and permanent ones ) , because they do not come un- der the head of what people commonly call pleasures ; 80 Chesterfield's Letters , resolved not to destroy my own faculties and ...
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