Letters, Sentences and MaximsA. L. Burt Company, 1999 - 348 σελίδες A compilation of letters and maxims imparting Lord Chesterfield's guidance in the conduct of life and business matters. |
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Σελίδα 6
... fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be , and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not . " It is still worth while attempting to solve the problem which is offered to us by his inscrutability , not only ...
... fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be , and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not . " It is still worth while attempting to solve the problem which is offered to us by his inscrutability , not only ...
Σελίδα 79
... fellow will be to have a fine equipage , a fine house , and fine clothes ; things which anybody , that has as much money , may have as well as he ; for they are all to be bought ; but the ambition of a man of sense and honor is to be ...
... fellow will be to have a fine equipage , a fine house , and fine clothes ; things which anybody , that has as much money , may have as well as he ; for they are all to be bought ; but the ambition of a man of sense and honor is to be ...
Σελίδα 289
... fellow better than all the rules that can be given him . These women , being past their bloom , are extremely flat- tered by the least attention from a young fellow ; and they will point out to him those manners and attentions that ...
... fellow better than all the rules that can be given him . These women , being past their bloom , are extremely flat- tered by the least attention from a young fellow ; and they will point out to him those manners and attentions that ...
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