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Σελίδα 73
This ( as I said before ) is a sure indication , either of a mind so weak that it is not
able to bear above one object at a time ; or so affected , that it would be
supposed to be wholly engrossed by , and directed to , some very great and
important ...
This ( as I said before ) is a sure indication , either of a mind so weak that it is not
able to bear above one object at a time ; or so affected , that it would be
supposed to be wholly engrossed by , and directed to , some very great and
important ...
Σελίδα 129
The ignorant and the weak only are idle ; but those , who have once acquired a
good stock of knowledge , always desire to increase it . Knowledge is like power ,
in this respect , that those who have the most , are most desirous of having more
...
The ignorant and the weak only are idle ; but those , who have once acquired a
good stock of knowledge , always desire to increase it . Knowledge is like power ,
in this respect , that those who have the most , are most desirous of having more
...
Σελίδα 133
... a trifling light , they almost adore that man who talks more seriously to them ,
and who seems to consult and trust them - I say , who seems — for weak men
really do , but wise ones only seem to do it Sentences , and Marims 133.
... a trifling light , they almost adore that man who talks more seriously to them ,
and who seems to consult and trust them - I say , who seems — for weak men
really do , but wise ones only seem to do it Sentences , and Marims 133.
Σελίδα 134
... who is ugly enough to know that she is so , knows that she has nothing left for it
but her understanding , which is consequently ( and probably in more senses
than one ) her weak side . But these are secrets which you must keep inviolably ,
if ...
... who is ugly enough to know that she is so , knows that she has nothing left for it
but her understanding , which is consequently ( and probably in more senses
than one ) her weak side . But these are secrets which you must keep inviolably ,
if ...
Σελίδα 170
A strong mind sees things in their true proportions : a weak one views them
through a magnifying medium ; which , like the microscope , makes an elephant
of a flea ; magnifies all little objects , but cannot receive great ...
A strong mind sees things in their true proportions : a weak one views them
through a magnifying medium ; which , like the microscope , makes an elephant
of a flea ; magnifies all little objects , but cannot receive great ...
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| Τίτλος | Letters, Sentences, and Maxims Τόμος 7 του Knickerbocker nuggets Τόμος 8 του world's classics |
| Συγγραφέας | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield |
| Εκδότης | G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | Πανεπιστήμιο Χάρβαρντ |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 29 Ιαν. 2009 |
| Μέγεθος | 327 σελίδες |
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