Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 74
... regard to women , at- tentions still below these are necessary , and , by the custom of the world , in some measure due , according to the laws of good breeding . HIS LETTERS . - My long and frequent letters , which I send you , in ...
... regard to women , at- tentions still below these are necessary , and , by the custom of the world , in some measure due , according to the laws of good breeding . HIS LETTERS . - My long and frequent letters , which I send you , in ...
Σελίδα 80
... regard to their own . I would play to give me pleasure , but not to give me pain ; that is , I would play for trifles , in mixed companies , to amuse myself , and conform to custom ; but I would take care not to venture for sums which ...
... regard to their own . I would play to give me pleasure , but not to give me pain ; that is , I would play for trifles , in mixed companies , to amuse myself , and conform to custom ; but I would take care not to venture for sums which ...
Σελίδα 88
... regard to all things which are not wrong in themselves . The versatile ingenium is the most useful of all . It can turn itself instantly from one object to another , assuming the proper manner for each . It can be serious with the grave ...
... regard to all things which are not wrong in themselves . The versatile ingenium is the most useful of all . It can turn itself instantly from one object to another , assuming the proper manner for each . It can be serious with the grave ...
Σελίδα 89
... regard to their birth ; that is the least consideration ; but I mean with regard to their merit , and the light in which the world considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two ...
... regard to their birth ; that is the least consideration ; but I mean with regard to their merit , and the light in which the world considers them . [ Oct. 9 , 1747. ] There you rise as much as you sink GOOD COMPANY . - There are two ...
Σελίδα 95
... regards to the use of one particular period of that long time which , I hope , you have before you ; I mean , the next two years . Remember then , that whatever knowledge you do not solidly lay the foundation of before you are eighteen ...
... regards to the use of one particular period of that long time which , I hope , you have before you ; I mean , the next two years . Remember then , that whatever knowledge you do not solidly lay the foundation of before you are eighteen ...
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Adieu adorn ambition attention awkward bad company best companies breeding Cæsar certainly character Cicero common commonly complaisance consequently contempt conversation Corinthian order court dance degree Demosthenes deserve desire dress easy Englishman fashion favor folly fool French frivolous G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS genteel give good-breeding graces Harte heart hope House of Savoy imagine inattention Julius Cæsar justly king knowledge laugh laziness learning least letters Lord Bolingbroke Lord Chesterfield Lord Shaftesbury mankind manners mean merit mind Montesquieu morality nature necessary never object observe pany passion person pleasing pleasures politeness proper reason remember never respect ridicule sense shine silly Sir James Gray speak Stanhope sure taste tell thing thought tion trifling true truth vanity vice Viceroy of Ireland virtue Voltaire vulgar weak wish women words young