Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 53
... whole room where he should not ; there he soon lets his hat fall down , and , in taking it up again , throws down his cane ; in recovering his cane , his hat falls a second time : so that he is a quar- ter of an hour before he is in ...
... whole room where he should not ; there he soon lets his hat fall down , and , in taking it up again , throws down his cane ; in recovering his cane , his hat falls a second time : so that he is a quar- ter of an hour before he is in ...
Σελίδα 65
... whole bodies of any kind ; for , besides that all general rules have their exceptions , you un- necessarily make yourself a great number of ene- mies , by attacking a corps collectively . Among women , as among men , there are good as ...
... whole bodies of any kind ; for , besides that all general rules have their exceptions , you un- necessarily make yourself a great number of ene- mies , by attacking a corps collectively . Among women , as among men , there are good as ...
Σελίδα 71
... whole lives in the great world , but with such levity and inattention , that they know no more of it now than they did at fifteen . [ Same date . ] INTROSPECTION . - You must look into peo- ple , as well as at them . Almost all people ...
... whole lives in the great world , but with such levity and inattention , that they know no more of it now than they did at fifteen . [ Same date . ] INTROSPECTION . - You must look into peo- ple , as well as at them . Almost all people ...
Σελίδα 75
... whole time , which few people do ; and that you put every moment to profit of some kind or other . I call company , walking , rid- ing , etc. , employing one's time , and , upon proper occasions , very usefully ; but what I cannot ...
... whole time , which few people do ; and that you put every moment to profit of some kind or other . I call company , walking , rid- ing , etc. , employing one's time , and , upon proper occasions , very usefully ; but what I cannot ...
Σελίδα 95
... whole time in nothings , utters , however , some trite commonplace sentence , of which there are millions , to prove , at once , the value and the fleetness of time . The sundials , likewise , all over Europe , have some ingenious ...
... whole time in nothings , utters , however , some trite commonplace sentence , of which there are millions , to prove , at once , the value and the fleetness of time . The sundials , likewise , all over Europe , have some ingenious ...
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