Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think. From the 8th London EdLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 267 pages |
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... friends , is all the reward I wish for my labours ; and the four lines which form the com- mencement of my Poem of " Hypocrisy , " shall make the conclusion of this Preface , since the sen- timents they contain , are as applicable to ...
... friends , is all the reward I wish for my labours ; and the four lines which form the com- mencement of my Poem of " Hypocrisy , " shall make the conclusion of this Preface , since the sen- timents they contain , are as applicable to ...
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... friend . XXII . HE that aspires to be the head of a party , will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes . He must often act from false reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons ...
... friend . XXII . HE that aspires to be the head of a party , will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes . He must often act from false reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons ...
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... friend , and apply to confidence as his ablest counsellor . Subtract from a great man all that he owes to opportunity , and all that he owes to chance , all that he has gained by the wisdom of his friends , and by the folly of his ...
... friend , and apply to confidence as his ablest counsellor . Subtract from a great man all that he owes to opportunity , and all that he owes to chance , all that he has gained by the wisdom of his friends , and by the folly of his ...
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... friends , a cloud of overwhelming and impenetrable darkness to our enemies . XXXIII . " FELIX quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum , " this is well translated by some one who observes that it is far better to borrow experience than to ...
... friends , a cloud of overwhelming and impenetrable darkness to our enemies . XXXIII . " FELIX quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum , " this is well translated by some one who observes that it is far better to borrow experience than to ...
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... friend , but may betray us ; in short , by attaining all we wish , and gaining all we want , we have only reached a pinnacle , where we have nothing to hope , but every thing to fear . XXXVIII . the WE should justly ridicule a general ...
... friend , but may betray us ; in short , by attaining all we wish , and gaining all we want , we have only reached a pinnacle , where we have nothing to hope , but every thing to fear . XXXVIII . the WE should justly ridicule a general ...
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