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Page 44
... habit of complaining ; and make their friends uneasy , and strangers merry , by murmur ing at evils that do not exist , and repining at grievances which they do not really feel . - Graves . COMPLAISANCE . Complaisance pleases all ...
... habit of complaining ; and make their friends uneasy , and strangers merry , by murmur ing at evils that do not exist , and repining at grievances which they do not really feel . - Graves . COMPLAISANCE . Complaisance pleases all ...
Page 47
... the declension of his age , he knows not what to do with himself if he cannot think . - Blount . CONTEMPT - Contempt is commonly taken by the young for an evidence of understanding ; but no habit of THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 47.
... the declension of his age , he knows not what to do with himself if he cannot think . - Blount . CONTEMPT - Contempt is commonly taken by the young for an evidence of understanding ; but no habit of THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 47.
Page 48
... habit of mind can afford this evidence , which is neither difficult to acquire , nor meritorious when acquired ; and as it is certainly very easy to be contemptuous , so it is very useless if not pernicious . To discover the ...
... habit of mind can afford this evidence , which is neither difficult to acquire , nor meritorious when acquired ; and as it is certainly very easy to be contemptuous , so it is very useless if not pernicious . To discover the ...
Page 72
... habit and superficial order of garments ( in man or woman ) give us a taste of the spirit , and demonstratively point ( as it were a manual note from the margin ) all the internal quality of the soul ; and there cannot be a more evident ...
... habit and superficial order of garments ( in man or woman ) give us a taste of the spirit , and demonstratively point ( as it were a manual note from the margin ) all the internal quality of the soul ; and there cannot be a more evident ...
Page 76
... habits that time will ameliorate , not destroy ; oc- cupations that will render sickness tolerable , solitude pleas- ant , age venerable , life more dignified and useful , and death less terrible . - Sidney Smith . -- EDUCATION OF ...
... habits that time will ameliorate , not destroy ; oc- cupations that will render sickness tolerable , solitude pleas- ant , age venerable , life more dignified and useful , and death less terrible . - Sidney Smith . -- EDUCATION OF ...
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