World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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... man pays to the public for being eminent . - Swift . CENSURE AND ADMONITION . - To arrive at perfection , a man should have very sincere friends , or inveterate enemies ; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill con- duct ...
... man pays to the public for being eminent . - Swift . CENSURE AND ADMONITION . - To arrive at perfection , a man should have very sincere friends , or inveterate enemies ; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill con- duct ...
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... man . One such genuine uninterrupted page may be your key to all the rest ; but first be certain that he wrote it all alone , and without thinking of publisher or reader . - Lavater . CHARACTER , ITS VALUE . - Character is like stock in ...
... man . One such genuine uninterrupted page may be your key to all the rest ; but first be certain that he wrote it all alone , and without thinking of publisher or reader . - Lavater . CHARACTER , ITS VALUE . - Character is like stock in ...
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... man's true wealth hereafter , is the good he does in this world to his fellow - man . When he dies , people will say , " What property has he left behind him ? " But the angels will ask , " What good deeds has he sent before him ...
... man's true wealth hereafter , is the good he does in this world to his fellow - man . When he dies , people will say , " What property has he left behind him ? " But the angels will ask , " What good deeds has he sent before him ...
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... man happy . said a French king , he must be a wretch indeed who will not give them to him . Such a disposition is like lighting another man's candle by one's own , which loses none of its brilliancy by what the other gains . CIVILITY ...
... man happy . said a French king , he must be a wretch indeed who will not give them to him . Such a disposition is like lighting another man's candle by one's own , which loses none of its brilliancy by what the other gains . CIVILITY ...
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... man of such 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 ...
... man of such 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 ...
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