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 sider |
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Side viii
... wise tend to diminish the num- ber of those who will attempt to surmount them since " fools rush in , where angels fear to tread . " In good truth , we should have a glorious conflagra- tion , if all who cannot put fire into their works ...
... wise tend to diminish the num- ber of those who will attempt to surmount them since " fools rush in , where angels fear to tread . " In good truth , we should have a glorious conflagra- tion , if all who cannot put fire into their works ...
Side 19
... but are worth much . He that yields them is wise , in as much as he purchases guineas with farthings , A few drops of oil will set the political machine IN FEW WORDS . 19 generate patrician, "I am the first of my ...
... but are worth much . He that yields them is wise , in as much as he purchases guineas with farthings , A few drops of oil will set the political machine IN FEW WORDS . 19 generate patrician, "I am the first of my ...
Side 20
... WISE minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows that , even the most success . ful war leaves nations generally more poor , always more pro- fligate than it found them . There are real evils that can ...
... WISE minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows that , even the most success . ful war leaves nations generally more poor , always more pro- fligate than it found them . There are real evils that can ...
Side 25
... wise . He must see some appearances that do not exist , and be blind to some that do . To be above others , he must conde scend at times to be beneath himself , as the loftiest trees have the lowest roots . But without the keenest ...
... wise . He must see some appearances that do not exist , and be blind to some that do . To be above others , he must conde scend at times to be beneath himself , as the loftiest trees have the lowest roots . But without the keenest ...
Side 30
... and the wisdom of the wise ; it is both a shield and a sword ; it borrows its security from the darkness , and its con- fidence from the light . XXXIV . " DEFENDIT numerus , " is the maxim 80 MANY THINGS that can detain them. ...
... and the wisdom of the wise ; it is both a shield and a sword ; it borrows its security from the darkness , and its con- fidence from the light . XXXIV . " DEFENDIT numerus , " is the maxim 80 MANY THINGS that can detain them. ...
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