World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page 11
... very unequal , for thou canst bear ill language with ease , and return it with pleasure ; and to me it is unusual to hear , and disagreeable to speak it . " ACCOUNTANT , THE BEST . - He is the best THE WORLD'S LACONICS. ...
... very unequal , for thou canst bear ill language with ease , and return it with pleasure ; and to me it is unusual to hear , and disagreeable to speak it . " ACCOUNTANT , THE BEST . - He is the best THE WORLD'S LACONICS. ...
Page 33
... his species complaining that life is short ? -Spectator . CAUTION . - Caution in crediting , reserve in speaking , and in revealing one's self to very few , are the 2 * THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 33 an entertainment. ...
... his species complaining that life is short ? -Spectator . CAUTION . - Caution in crediting , reserve in speaking , and in revealing one's self to very few , are the 2 * THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 33 an entertainment. ...
Page 45
... speak all , or conceal all . We have already too much disclosed our secrets to a man , from whom we think any one single circumstance is to be con- cealed . - Bruyere . CONQUEST AND HUSBANDRY . - Conquest and good hus- bandry both ...
... speak all , or conceal all . We have already too much disclosed our secrets to a man , from whom we think any one single circumstance is to be con- cealed . - Bruyere . CONQUEST AND HUSBANDRY . - Conquest and good hus- bandry both ...
Page 72
... .The maxim , ' in vino veritas- -a man who is well warmed with wine , will speak truth , ' may be an argu- ment for drinking , if you suppose men in general to be liars : but , sir , I would not keep company with 72 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... .The maxim , ' in vino veritas- -a man who is well warmed with wine , will speak truth , ' may be an argu- ment for drinking , if you suppose men in general to be liars : but , sir , I would not keep company with 72 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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... speak of yourself , provided nothing is advanced in favor ; but I cannot help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are , in reality , angling for ap- probation . - Zimmerman . ELOQUENCE . Great is the power of eloquence ; but ...
... speak of yourself , provided nothing is advanced in favor ; but I cannot help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are , in reality , angling for ap- probation . - Zimmerman . ELOQUENCE . Great is the power of eloquence ; but ...
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