Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 84
... consider your air and manner of presenting yourself , enough , and not too much ? neither negligent nor stiff . All these things deserve a degree of care , a second - rate attention ; they give an additional lustre to real merit . My ...
... consider your air and manner of presenting yourself , enough , and not too much ? neither negligent nor stiff . All these things deserve a degree of care , a second - rate attention ; they give an additional lustre to real merit . My ...
Σελίδα 89
... considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two sorts of good company ; one , which is called the beau monde , and consists of those people who have the lead in courts , and in the ...
... considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two sorts of good company ; one , which is called the beau monde , and consists of those people who have the lead in courts , and in the ...
Σελίδα 115
... CONSIDER YOUR OWN SITUATION . - You have not the advantage of rank and fortune to bear you up ; I shall , very probably , be out of the world before you can properly be said to be in it . What then will you have to rely on but your own ...
... CONSIDER YOUR OWN SITUATION . - You have not the advantage of rank and fortune to bear you up ; I shall , very probably , be out of the world before you can properly be said to be in it . What then will you have to rely on but your own ...
Σελίδα 125
... considering it in all its different views ; and , in short , never think it thorough . The consequence of this is , that when they come to speak upon these subjects before people who have considered them with attention , they only ...
... considering it in all its different views ; and , in short , never think it thorough . The consequence of this is , that when they come to speak upon these subjects before people who have considered them with attention , they only ...
Σελίδα 130
... consider , in your own mind , the probability of the facts , and the just- ness of the reflections . Consult different au- thors upon the same facts , and form your opin- ion upon the greater or lesser degree of proba- bility arising ...
... consider , in your own mind , the probability of the facts , and the just- ness of the reflections . Consult different au- thors upon the same facts , and form your opin- ion upon the greater or lesser degree of proba- bility arising ...
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