| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 σελίδες
...seldom expect to please your hearers, or obtain the concurrence you desire. Pope judiciously observes, " Men 'must be taught, as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot." He also recommends it to us, " To speak, though sure, with seeming diffidence." And he might have joined... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 σελίδες
...seldom expect to please your hearers, or obtain the concurrence you desire. Pope judiciously observes, Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot. He also recommends it to us, To speak tho' sure, with seeming diffidence.... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1821 - 758 σελίδες
...will, or to persuade such as you are desirous of bringing over to your views. Pope justly says — " Men must be taught as if you taught them not, " And things unknown propos'd as thuigs forgot." He also advises us "To speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence." The account which... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 σελίδες
...not enough your counsel still be true ; ' '-' ' Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do ; Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without Good-Breeding, truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 σελίδες
...enough your counsel still be true ; /?..f . Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do ; "' Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without Good-Breeding, truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 276 σελίδες
...last. Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do: Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot. Without good breeding truth is disapproved; That only makes superior sense... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 σελίδες
...conviction on those whom you may be desirous of gaining over to your views. Pope judiciously observes, Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. And in the same poem he afterwards advises us To speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence. He might... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 σελίδες
.... 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do : ebes' or Pelope' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age Without good breeding truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards of... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 400 σελίδες
...last. 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do ; Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without good-breeding truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 σελίδες
...last. 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do; Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without good-breeding truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
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