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 61
... wish particularly to gain the good graces and affection of certain people , men or women , try to discover their most striking merit , if they have one , and their dominant weakness , for every one has his own , then do justice to the ...
... wish particularly to gain the good graces and affection of certain people , men or women , try to discover their most striking merit , if they have one , and their dominant weakness , for every one has his own , then do justice to the ...
Σελίδα 72
... wish you a pleasant journey and favorable winds . You will , I am sure , be so good as to acquaint me with your arrival at The Hague ; and afterward , if in your travels you should observe anything curious , will you let me know ...
... wish you a pleasant journey and favorable winds . You will , I am sure , be so good as to acquaint me with your arrival at The Hague ; and afterward , if in your travels you should observe anything curious , will you let me know ...
Σελίδα 139
... wish that you may often be seen to smile , but never heard to laugh while you live . Frequent and loud laugh- ter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners ; it is the manner in which the mob express their silly joy at silly things ...
... wish that you may often be seen to smile , but never heard to laugh while you live . Frequent and loud laugh- ter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners ; it is the manner in which the mob express their silly joy at silly things ...
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