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 34
... matter . His opinions are as concise as they are out- spoken . " The best of us have had our bad sides , and it is as imprudent as it is ill - bred to exhibit them , " he says . It is this absence of ceremony which makes him so living ...
... matter . His opinions are as concise as they are out- spoken . " The best of us have had our bad sides , and it is as imprudent as it is ill - bred to exhibit them , " he says . It is this absence of ceremony which makes him so living ...
Σελίδα 172
... matter , and that nothing exists but in idea ; that you and I only fancy ourselves eating , drink- ing , and sleeping ; you at Leipsic , and I at London ; that we think we have flesh and blood , legs , arms , etc. , but that we are only ...
... matter , and that nothing exists but in idea ; that you and I only fancy ourselves eating , drink- ing , and sleeping ; you at Leipsic , and I at London ; that we think we have flesh and blood , legs , arms , etc. , but that we are only ...
Σελίδα 262
... matter , adorned with all the beauties and elegancies of style , to the strongest matter in the world , ill worded and ill delivered . Your business is , negotiation abroad , and oratory in the House of Commons at home . What figure can ...
... matter , adorned with all the beauties and elegancies of style , to the strongest matter in the world , ill worded and ill delivered . Your business is , negotiation abroad , and oratory in the House of Commons at home . What figure can ...
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