 | John Gregory - 1808 - 412 páginas
...revenge ; and are incapable of feeling the exalted pleasure of forgiving their enemies. AFFECTATION. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have. We had better appear to be what we are, than affect to appear what, we are not. APPEARANCE. In every... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 páginas
...good advice as to know how to act for one's self. We may give advice,8 but we cannot give conduct. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as those we affect to have. Whatever we may pretend, interest and vanity9 are the" usual sources of our... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 páginas
...nothing of which we are so liheral as of advice. We may give advice; but we cannot give conduct. We afo never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have We had hetter appear lo he what we are, than affect to appear what we are not. We judge so superficially... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 páginas
...know how to act for one's self.—Ib. 366. We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. —Ib. 367. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have.—Ib. 368. We had better appear to be what we are, than affect to appear what we are not.—76.... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 páginas
...Beholden, indebted ; bound in gratitude. 7. Quiver, a case or sheath for arrows. Select Sentences. 1. WE are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we alTect to have. 2. There is no revenge more heroic, than that which torments envy, by doing good. 3.... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 páginas
...Beholden, indebted l bound in gratitude. 1. duiver, a case or sheath for arrows. Select Sentences. 1. WE are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, "as by those we affect to have. 2. There is no revenge more heroic, than that which torments envy, by doing good. 3. Before we passionately... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 páginas
...Beholden, indebted ; bound in gratitude. 7. Quiver, a case or sheath for arrows. Select Sentences. 1. WE are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have. 2. There is no revenge more heroic, than that which torments envy, by doing good. 3. Before we passionately... | |
 | François duc de La Rochefoucauld - 1868 - 194 páginas
...know how to act for one's self. XX. We may give advice ; but we cannot give conduct. AFFECTATION. XXI. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have. XXII. We had better appear to be what we are, than affect to be what we are not. AFFLICTION. XXIII.... | |
 | Craufurd Tait Ramage - 1875 - 646 páginas
...(cxxxiv.) On n'est jamais si ridicule par les qualités que l'on a que par celles que l'on affecte d'avoir. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have as by those which we pretend to have. See (Чет.) Affectation. WHEN WE ARE SILENT. (cixxvii) On parle peu quand... | |
 | François duc de La Rochefoucauld - 1875 - 196 páginas
...know how to act for one's self. XX. We may give advice ; but we cannot give conduct. AFFECTATION. XXI. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have^ as by those wt> affect to have. XXII. We had better appear to be what we are, than affect to be what we are not.... | |
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There is nearly as much ability requisite to know how to make use of good advice, as to know how to act for one's self. We may give advice ; but we cannot give conduct. We are never made so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to... 
