 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.  Letters, Sentences and Maxims - Σελίδα 82των Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1870 - 224 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 σελίδες
...level of the company which you commonly keep : people will judge of you, and not uureasonably, by that. There is good sense in the Spanish saying, " Tell me whom you live with, and 1 will tell you who you are." Make it therefore your business, wherever you are, to get into that company,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 σελίδες
...level of the company which you commonly keep: people will judge of you, aud not unreasonably, by that. There is good sense in the Spanish saying, "Tell me whom you live with, and 1 will tell you who you are." Make it therefore your business«, wherever you are, to get into that... | |
 | 1871 - 588 σελίδες
...folds. THE OPPOSERS OF MASONRY. BY WILLIAM ROUNSEVILLE. THERE is an old Spanish proverb which says : " Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are." Though it may not aptly apply in every case, or to every individual, yet the rule as a general one,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1872 - 474 σελίδες
...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. One may fairly suppose that a man who makes a knave or a fool his friend, has something very bad to... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 504 σελίδες
...judge of you, and not unreasonably, by that. There is good sense in the Spanish saying, ' Tell me who you live with, and I will tell you who you are.' Make...best definition that I can give you, of good company. — Letters to his Son. 4. Affectation. MOST people complain of fortune, few of nature ; and the kinder... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1876 - 636 σελίδες
...There is good sense in the Spanish saying, "Tell me whom you live with, and 1 will tell you who yon are." Make it therefore your business, wherever you are, to get into that company which every body in the place allows to be the best company next to their own; which is the best definition... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 σελίδες
...of you, aid not unreasonably, by that." He applauds accordingly the good sense of the Spanish saw, " Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are." Noseitsr ex soeiis. He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas, is another saw of Spanish... | |
 | 1881 - 406 σελίδες
...level of the company which you commonly keep; people will judge of you, and not unreasonably, by that. There is good sense in the Spanish saying, "Tell me...whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are." Therefore, be extremely careful in the selection of companions. The adoption of vice has, I am convinced,... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 σελίδες
...upon that which they have of your friends; and there is a Spanish proverb, which says very justly, * @j * One may fairly suppose, that a man who makes a knave or a fool his friend, has sometiiing very bad... | |
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