Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 25
... necessary to have them already ! Three ladies , friends of his father , are espe- cially charged to watch over and guide the young man at his début ; they are his govern- antes : Madame de Monconseil , Lady Hervey , and Madame de Bocage ...
... necessary to have them already ! Three ladies , friends of his father , are espe- cially charged to watch over and guide the young man at his début ; they are his govern- antes : Madame de Monconseil , Lady Hervey , and Madame de Bocage ...
Σελίδα 29
... necessary . But what I particu- larly advise you is this : never to attack whole bodies , whatever they may be . " " Individuals occasionally forgive , but bodies and societies never do . " In general , Chesterfield counsels his son to ...
... necessary . But what I particu- larly advise you is this : never to attack whole bodies , whatever they may be . " " Individuals occasionally forgive , but bodies and societies never do . " In general , Chesterfield counsels his son to ...
Σελίδα 39
... necessary decency is to gain the approbation of mankind . And , as I am sure you desire to gain Mr. Maittaire's approbation , without which you will never have mine , I dare say you will mind and give attention to whatever he says to ...
... necessary decency is to gain the approbation of mankind . And , as I am sure you desire to gain Mr. Maittaire's approbation , without which you will never have mine , I dare say you will mind and give attention to whatever he says to ...
Σελίδα 48
... necessary to gain you the esteem and admira- tion of mankind ; politeness and good breeding are equally necessary , to make you welcome and agreeable in conversation and common life . Great talents , such as honor , virtue , learn- * So ...
... necessary to gain you the esteem and admira- tion of mankind ; politeness and good breeding are equally necessary , to make you welcome and agreeable in conversation and common life . Great talents , such as honor , virtue , learn- * So ...
Σελίδα 49
... civil , which is absolutely necessary , the perfec- tion of good breeding is , to be civil with ease , and in a gentlemanlike manner . For this , you should observe the French people ; who excel in it Sentences , and Maxims 49.
... civil , which is absolutely necessary , the perfec- tion of good breeding is , to be civil with ease , and in a gentlemanlike manner . For this , you should observe the French people ; who excel in it Sentences , and Maxims 49.
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Σελίδα 148 - Talk often, but never long ; in that case, if you do not please, at least you are sure not to tire your hearers. Pay your own reckoning, but do not treat the whole company, — this being one of the very few cases in which people do not care to be treated, every one being fully convinced that he has wherewithal to pay.
Σελίδα 107 - Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket : and do not pull it out and strike it ; merely to show that you have one.
Σελίδα 264 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Σελίδα 146 - People will, in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you upon that which they have of your friends ; and there is a Spanish proverb, which says very justly, Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are.
Σελίδα 277 - I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell; But this I know, and know full well, I do not love thee. Dr. Fell.
Σελίδα 221 - And as laws are enacted to enforce good morals, or at least to prevent the ill effects of bad ones, so there are certain rules of civility, universally implied and received, to enforce good manners, and punish bad ones. And indeed there seems to me to be less difference, both between the crimes and punishments, than at first one would imagine.
Σελίδα 243 - Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Σελίδα 234 - Style is the dress of thoughts ; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received as your person, though ever so well proportioned, would, if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters. It is not every understanding that can judge of matter...
Σελίδα 108 - True wit, or sense, never yet made anybody laugh; they are above it: they please the mind, and give a cheerfulness to the countenance. But it is low buffoonery, or silly accidents, that always excite laughter; and that is what people of sense and breeding should show themselves above.
Σελίδα 27 - Human nature is the same all over the world ; but its operations are so varied by education and habit, that one must see it in all its dresses, in order to be intimately acquainted with it.