Littell's Living Age, Volume 128Living Age Company Incorporated, 1876 |
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Page 78
... honour , I know of only one way in which true hon- our can be won , and that is by doing right fearlessly at all hazards . The most honourable thing of all is never to do wrong ; next after that comes the true courage of the man or the ...
... honour , I know of only one way in which true hon- our can be won , and that is by doing right fearlessly at all hazards . The most honourable thing of all is never to do wrong ; next after that comes the true courage of the man or the ...
Page 310
... honour of women , and good faith and in- tegrity the honour of men ; but now a lady who ruins her family by punctually paying her losses at play , and a gentleman who kills his best friend in a ridiculous quarrel , are your only tip ...
... honour of women , and good faith and in- tegrity the honour of men ; but now a lady who ruins her family by punctually paying her losses at play , and a gentleman who kills his best friend in a ridiculous quarrel , are your only tip ...
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... honour by the Quakers was at first a chance testimony against supposed worldly and unreal courtesy ; but in time the negative refusal to take off the hat was fossilized into a kind of positive ritual- istic symbol ; it became the duty ...
... honour by the Quakers was at first a chance testimony against supposed worldly and unreal courtesy ; but in time the negative refusal to take off the hat was fossilized into a kind of positive ritual- istic symbol ; it became the duty ...
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