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Who is it that speaks thus ? Do you think that I shall name some man of no repute
and of low condition ? Does not Priam say this ? Does not Edipus say this ? Nay ,
all kings say it ! For what else is tragedy than the perturbations of men who ...
Who is it that speaks thus ? Do you think that I shall name some man of no repute
and of low condition ? Does not Priam say this ? Does not Edipus say this ? Nay ,
all kings say it ! For what else is tragedy than the perturbations of men who ...
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He may report that some person speaks ill of you . What then is that to you ? Or
that your father is planning something or other . Against whom ? Against your will
? How can he ? But is it against your poor body , against your little property ?
He may report that some person speaks ill of you . What then is that to you ? Or
that your father is planning something or other . Against whom ? Against your will
? How can he ? But is it against your poor body , against your little property ?
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And lucky birds indeed they are . But what of the wise ? What are the proverbial
sayings that apply most appropriately to them ? Why , when we speak of a wise
man we proverbially describe him as one who has been born under an evil star ...
And lucky birds indeed they are . But what of the wise ? What are the proverbial
sayings that apply most appropriately to them ? Why , when we speak of a wise
man we proverbially describe him as one who has been born under an evil star ...
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Those who talk too much to others , I fear , seldom speak enough with
themselves ; and then , for want of acquaintance with their own bosoms , they
may well be mistaken and exhibit foolishness when they think they are displaying
wisdom .
Those who talk too much to others , I fear , seldom speak enough with
themselves ; and then , for want of acquaintance with their own bosoms , they
may well be mistaken and exhibit foolishness when they think they are displaying
wisdom .
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There is a time when we ought to be silent , and there is a time when we may
speak ; but there is no time in which all things should be spoken . Complete .
From « Resolves , Divine , Moral , and Political . » OF IDLE BOOKS DLE books
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There is a time when we ought to be silent , and there is a time when we may
speak ; but there is no time in which all things should be spoken . Complete .
From « Resolves , Divine , Moral , and Political . » OF IDLE BOOKS DLE books
are the ...
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| Título | The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volumen5 The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, David Josiah Brewer |
| Autor | David Josiah Brewer |
| Editores | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler |
| Editor | F. P. Kaiser, 1900 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Indiana |
| Digitalizado | 15 Jul. 2010 |
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