Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... live forever , in spite of their style . Style is indeed the valet of genius , and an able one too ; but as the true gentleman will appear , even in rags , so true genius will shine , even through the coarsest style , But above all , I ...
... live forever , in spite of their style . Style is indeed the valet of genius , and an able one too ; but as the true gentleman will appear , even in rags , so true genius will shine , even through the coarsest style , But above all , I ...
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... lives poor , to die rich ; and is the mere jailer of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he slaves harder to imprison it in his chest , than his SO MANY THINGS not the only statesman who has thought ...
... lives poor , to die rich ; and is the mere jailer of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he slaves harder to imprison it in his chest , than his SO MANY THINGS not the only statesman who has thought ...
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... live for it . XXVI . Honour is unstable , and seldom the same ; for she feeds upon opinion , and is as fickle as her food . She builds a lófty structure on the sandy foundation of the esteem of those , who are of all beings the most ...
... live for it . XXVI . Honour is unstable , and seldom the same ; for she feeds upon opinion , and is as fickle as her food . She builds a lófty structure on the sandy foundation of the esteem of those , who are of all beings the most ...
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... live and die a thorough novice in all the most im- portant concerns of life ; like Anson , he may have been round the world , and over the world , without having been in the world ; and die an ignoramus , even after having performed the ...
... live and die a thorough novice in all the most im- portant concerns of life ; like Anson , he may have been round the world , and over the world , without having been in the world ; and die an ignoramus , even after having performed the ...
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... live in it . We shall find that it abounds with fools , who are too dull to be em- ployed , and knaves who are too sharp . But the compound character is most common , and is that with which we shall have the most to do . As he that ...
... live in it . We shall find that it abounds with fools , who are too dull to be em- ployed , and knaves who are too sharp . But the compound character is most common , and is that with which we shall have the most to do . As he that ...
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