The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volumen5David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler F.P. Kaiser, 1900 - 4190 páginas |
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... speak of as " lucky birds ! " And lucky birds indeed they are . But what of the wise ? What are the proverbial sayings that apply most appro- priately to them ? Why , when we speak of a wise man we pro- verbially describe him as one who ...
... speak of as " lucky birds ! " And lucky birds indeed they are . But what of the wise ? What are the proverbial sayings that apply most appro- priately to them ? Why , when we speak of a wise man we pro- verbially describe him as one who ...
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... speak much seldom speak well : it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches , though they may please the speaker , are the torture of the hearer . Horace , I think , was to be pitied when he was put into a sweat , and almost ...
... speak much seldom speak well : it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches , though they may please the speaker , are the torture of the hearer . Horace , I think , was to be pitied when he was put into a sweat , and almost ...
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... speak ; but there is no time in which all things should be spoken . Complete . From " Resolves , Divine , Moral , and Political . » I OF IDLE BOOKS DLE books are the licensed follies of the age . Some are simple ; and these , though ...
... speak ; but there is no time in which all things should be spoken . Complete . From " Resolves , Divine , Moral , and Political . » I OF IDLE BOOKS DLE books are the licensed follies of the age . Some are simple ; and these , though ...
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... speak against another when he is not present to defend himself . The valiant man's tongue , though it never boast- eth vainly , yet it is ever the greatest coward in absence ; but the coward is never valiant , but then . There is ...
... speak against another when he is not present to defend himself . The valiant man's tongue , though it never boast- eth vainly , yet it is ever the greatest coward in absence ; but the coward is never valiant , but then . There is ...
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... speak Greek to an ostler , and Latin familiarly to women who understand it not . Knowledge is the treasure of the mind ; but discretion is the key to it , without which it is useless . The practical part of wisdom is the best . A native ...
... speak Greek to an ostler , and Latin familiarly to women who understand it not . Knowledge is the treasure of the mind ; but discretion is the key to it , without which it is useless . The practical part of wisdom is the best . A native ...
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