World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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... TRUE SPIRIT OF . When Fenelon's library was on fire , " God be praised , " said he , " that it is not the dwelling of a poor man . ' " " BEST THINGS . A firm faith is the best divinity ; a good life the best philosophy ; a clear ...
... TRUE SPIRIT OF . When Fenelon's library was on fire , " God be praised , " said he , " that it is not the dwelling of a poor man . ' " " BEST THINGS . A firm faith is the best divinity ; a good life the best philosophy ; a clear ...
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... True nobility is derived from virtue , not from birth . Titles , indeed , may be purchased ; but vir- tue is the only coin that makes the bargain valid . - Burton . BIRTH . - What is birth to a man , if it shall be a stain to his dead ...
... True nobility is derived from virtue , not from birth . Titles , indeed , may be purchased ; but vir- tue is the only coin that makes the bargain valid . - Burton . BIRTH . - What is birth to a man , if it shall be a stain to his dead ...
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... true than that a man's character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book cannot be read without making one the worse . A person may be ru- ined by reading a ...
... true than that a man's character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book cannot be read without making one the worse . A person may be ru- ined by reading a ...
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... true friends , they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.— Joineriana , 1772 . BOOKS , USEFUL . - Next to acquiring good friends , the best . acquisition is that of good books . - Colton . BRIBERY . — A man who is ...
... true friends , they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.— Joineriana , 1772 . BOOKS , USEFUL . - Next to acquiring good friends , the best . acquisition is that of good books . - Colton . BRIBERY . — A man who is ...
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... true good - breeding not being a sufficient barrier against them.- Chesterfield . CEREMONIES , VARIOUS . - Ceremonies are different in every country ; but true politeness is everywhere the same . Cere- monies which take up so much of ...
... true good - breeding not being a sufficient barrier against them.- Chesterfield . CEREMONIES , VARIOUS . - Ceremonies are different in every country ; but true politeness is everywhere the same . Cere- monies which take up so much of ...
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