Lacon, Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who ThinkCharles Wells, 1836 - 504 sider |
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... society , and going through every gradation of life , continue like him , to rise with every change , and who never quit a single step in the ladder , except it be to gain a higher one , these men are superior to fortune , and know how ...
... society , and going through every gradation of life , continue like him , to rise with every change , and who never quit a single step in the ladder , except it be to gain a higher one , these men are superior to fortune , and know how ...
Side 84
... society with a good opinion of you ; if your object is to please the latter , take care that he leaves you with a good opinion of himself . ' The most notorious swindler has not assumed so many names as self - love , nor is so much ...
... society with a good opinion of you ; if your object is to please the latter , take care that he leaves you with a good opinion of himself . ' The most notorious swindler has not assumed so many names as self - love , nor is so much ...
Side 86
... society can have for the improve ment of the male . But wit in women is a jewel , which , unlike all others , borrows lustre from its setting , rather than bestows it ; since nothing is so easy as to fancy a very beautiful woman ...
... society can have for the improve ment of the male . But wit in women is a jewel , which , unlike all others , borrows lustre from its setting , rather than bestows it ; since nothing is so easy as to fancy a very beautiful woman ...
Side 116
... society , it is impossible for mankind to be thoroughly vicious ; for wisdom and virtue are very often convertible terms , and they invariably assist and strengthen each other . A society composed of none but the wicked , could not ...
... society , it is impossible for mankind to be thoroughly vicious ; for wisdom and virtue are very often convertible terms , and they invariably assist and strengthen each other . A society composed of none but the wicked , could not ...
Side 127
... society , like those who climb a mountain , we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles , and the nearer we approach to the grand luminary the court , the more frigidity and apathy shall we ...
... society , like those who climb a mountain , we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles , and the nearer we approach to the grand luminary the court , the more frigidity and apathy shall we ...
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