Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 2C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... desire to purchase . He is a butcher of politics , and a state - tinker , that makes flaws in the government only to mend them again . He goes for a public - spirited man , and his pretences are for the public good ; that is , for the ...
... desire to purchase . He is a butcher of politics , and a state - tinker , that makes flaws in the government only to mend them again . He goes for a public - spirited man , and his pretences are for the public good ; that is , for the ...
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... desires to be , or to be thought to be , a wise man ; and yet if he considered how little he contributes himself thereunto , he might won- der to find himself in any tolerable degree of understand- ing . - Clarendon . LXXXVI . I would ...
... desires to be , or to be thought to be , a wise man ; and yet if he considered how little he contributes himself thereunto , he might won- der to find himself in any tolerable degree of understand- ing . - Clarendon . LXXXVI . I would ...
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... desire . - Shaftesbury . CLIII . They that cry down moral honesty , cry down that which is a great part of my religion , my duty towards God , and my duty towards man . What care I to see a man run after a sermon , if he cozens and ...
... desire . - Shaftesbury . CLIII . They that cry down moral honesty , cry down that which is a great part of my religion , my duty towards God , and my duty towards man . What care I to see a man run after a sermon , if he cozens and ...
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... say shameless , as to desire their friends should be what they themselves cannot attain to ; and expect more from them than they are willing to give in return . In justice , LACONICS . 83 right or wrong, 'tis not a halfpenny matter...
... say shameless , as to desire their friends should be what they themselves cannot attain to ; and expect more from them than they are willing to give in return . In justice , LACONICS . 83 right or wrong, 'tis not a halfpenny matter...
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... desires , like the two twists of a rope , mutually mix one with the other , and twine inextricably round the heart ; producing good , if moderately indulged ; but certain destruction , if suffered to become inordinate . --- Burton ...
... desires , like the two twists of a rope , mutually mix one with the other , and twine inextricably round the heart ; producing good , if moderately indulged ; but certain destruction , if suffered to become inordinate . --- Burton ...
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