Letters, Sentences, and MaximsPutnam, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 9
... keep himself from this folly , he had placed amongst the portraits of his ancestors two old figures of a man and a woman : beneath one was written , " Adam de Stanhope ” ; and beneath the other " Eve de Stanhope . " Thus , while ...
... keep himself from this folly , he had placed amongst the portraits of his ancestors two old figures of a man and a woman : beneath one was written , " Adam de Stanhope ” ; and beneath the other " Eve de Stanhope . " Thus , while ...
Σελίδα 18
... keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire , who looked upon men as fools or chil- dren ...
... keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire , who looked upon men as fools or chil- dren ...
Σελίδα 52
... keeping good com- pany , I will take care of that ; do you take care to observe their ways and manners , and to form your own upon them . Attention is absolutely necessary for this , as indeed it is for every 52 Chesterfield's Letters ,
... keeping good com- pany , I will take care of that ; do you take care to observe their ways and manners , and to form your own upon them . Attention is absolutely necessary for this , as indeed it is for every 52 Chesterfield's Letters ,
Σελίδα 58
... KEEP YOUR WORD . - I am sure you know that breaking of your word is a folly , a dishon- or , and a crime . It is a folly , because nobody will trust you afterwards ; and it is both a dis- honor and a crime , truth being the first duty ...
... KEEP YOUR WORD . - I am sure you know that breaking of your word is a folly , a dishon- or , and a crime . It is a folly , because nobody will trust you afterwards ; and it is both a dis- honor and a crime , truth being the first duty ...
Σελίδα 61
... keep company with Horace and Cicero among the Romans ; and Homer and Xenophon among the Greeks , and that you have got out of the worst company in the world , the Greek epi- grams . Martial has wit and is worth your look- ing into ...
... keep company with Horace and Cicero among the Romans ; and Homer and Xenophon among the Greeks , and that you have got out of the worst company in the world , the Greek epi- grams . Martial has wit and is worth your look- ing into ...
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