World's Laconics Being Choice Thoughts of Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1871 - 432 pages |
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... turn ; and , if it were rightly directed , contrib- ute as much to a person's advantage , as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet . - Addison . Av Wear A brun TORT P.S AMBITION , ITS BASENESS . - Ambition often puts men 18 ...
... turn ; and , if it were rightly directed , contrib- ute as much to a person's advantage , as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet . - Addison . Av Wear A brun TORT P.S AMBITION , ITS BASENESS . - Ambition often puts men 18 ...
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... a man's life . - Sidney . BENEVOLENCE.- He who receives a good turn should never forget it he who does one , should never remember it.— Charron . --Cul One day that he erstand of any that of 26 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... a man's life . - Sidney . BENEVOLENCE.- He who receives a good turn should never forget it he who does one , should never remember it.— Charron . --Cul One day that he erstand of any that of 26 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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... turn comes to old age , he is almost sure to be treated with respect . It is true indeed , that we should not dissemble and flatter in com- pany ; but a man may be very agreeable , in strict consistency with truth and sincerity , by a ...
... turn comes to old age , he is almost sure to be treated with respect . It is true indeed , that we should not dissemble and flatter in com- pany ; but a man may be very agreeable , in strict consistency with truth and sincerity , by a ...
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... turn of thought and method of living . - Swift . COUNTRY AND CITY . - If you would be known and not know , vegetate in a village . If you would know and not be known , live in a city . — Colton . COUNTRY , LIFE IN .-- The country is ...
... turn of thought and method of living . - Swift . COUNTRY AND CITY . - If you would be known and not know , vegetate in a village . If you would know and not be known , live in a city . — Colton . COUNTRY , LIFE IN .-- The country is ...
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... turns everything into gold : it is " Pay as you go . ” — John Randolph . DECEPTION . There are three persons you should never deceive your physician , your confessor , and your lawyer.- Walpole . DEFECTS OF CHARACTER . - Certain ...
... turns everything into gold : it is " Pay as you go . ” — John Randolph . DECEPTION . There are three persons you should never deceive your physician , your confessor , and your lawyer.- Walpole . DEFECTS OF CHARACTER . - Certain ...
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