The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best AuthorsM. W.. Dodd, 1853 - 432 pages |
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... Goldsmith . -- ABSURDITIES , IN OURSELVES . -To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others , is neither bet- ter nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so.- -Pope . ABUSE ...
... Goldsmith . -- ABSURDITIES , IN OURSELVES . -To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others , is neither bet- ter nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so.- -Pope . ABUSE ...
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... Goldsmith . ADVERSITY , ITS TEACHINGS . - Difficulty is a severe instruc- tor , set over us by the supreme ordinance of a parental guar- dian and legislator , who knows us better than we know our- selves , as he loves us better too . He ...
... Goldsmith . ADVERSITY , ITS TEACHINGS . - Difficulty is a severe instruc- tor , set over us by the supreme ordinance of a parental guar- dian and legislator , who knows us better than we know our- selves , as he loves us better too . He ...
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... Goldsmith . BEAUTY IN A WIFE - Remember , that if thou marry for beauty , thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which per- chance will neither last nor please thee one year ! and when thou hast it , it will be to thee of no price ...
... Goldsmith . BEAUTY IN A WIFE - Remember , that if thou marry for beauty , thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which per- chance will neither last nor please thee one year ! and when thou hast it , it will be to thee of no price ...
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... Goldsmith . BOOKS , THEIR INFLUENCE - Books are company ; and the company of bad books is as dangerous as the company of bad associates , while that of good books is like that of good men . BOOKS , THEIR MULTIPLICATION . - The continued ...
... Goldsmith . BOOKS , THEIR INFLUENCE - Books are company ; and the company of bad books is as dangerous as the company of bad associates , while that of good books is like that of good men . BOOKS , THEIR MULTIPLICATION . - The continued ...
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... Goldsmith . CEREMONY AND GOOD BREEDING . -As ceremony is the in- vention of wise men to keep fools at a distance , so good breeding is an expedient to make fools and wise men equals.— Steele . CEREMONY IN GOVERNMENT . - Politics ...
... Goldsmith . CEREMONY AND GOOD BREEDING . -As ceremony is the in- vention of wise men to keep fools at a distance , so good breeding is an expedient to make fools and wise men equals.— Steele . CEREMONY IN GOVERNMENT . - Politics ...
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