Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few WordsPorter & Coates, 1871 - 504 sider |
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Side iv
... wise , but wise if we are foolish . The Grecian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in litera- ture ; it would reduce many a giant to a pigmy ; many a speech to a sentence ; and many a folio to a primer . As the fault of our ...
... wise , but wise if we are foolish . The Grecian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in litera- ture ; it would reduce many a giant to a pigmy ; many a speech to a sentence ; and many a folio to a primer . As the fault of our ...
Side 27
... wise , inasmuch as he purchases guineas with farthings . A few drops of oil will set the political machine at work , when a tun of vinegar would only corrode the wheels , and canker the movements . Were we as eloquent as angels , we ...
... wise , inasmuch as he purchases guineas with farthings . A few drops of oil will set the political machine at work , when a tun of vinegar would only corrode the wheels , and canker the movements . Were we as eloquent as angels , we ...
Side 27
... wise minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows , that even the most successful war , leaves nations generally more poor , always more profligate , than it found them . There are real evils that cannot ...
... wise minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows , that even the most successful war , leaves nations generally more poor , always more profligate , than it found them . There are real evils that cannot ...
Side 27
... wise . He must see some appearances that do not exist , and be blind to some that do . To be above others , he must condescend at times , to be beneath him self , as the loftiest trees have the lowest roots , but without the keenest ...
... wise . He must see some appearances that do not exist , and be blind to some that do . To be above others , he must condescend at times , to be beneath him self , as the loftiest trees have the lowest roots , but without the keenest ...
Side 33
... twofold knowledge , which profits alike , by the folly of the foolish , and the wisdom of the wise ; it is both a shield. * Happy , whom other's dengers render prudent .-- PUB . * There is safety in numbers .--- PUB . + LACON . 3.
... twofold knowledge , which profits alike , by the folly of the foolish , and the wisdom of the wise ; it is both a shield. * Happy , whom other's dengers render prudent .-- PUB . * There is safety in numbers .--- PUB . + LACON . 3.
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