 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...suhordmate. Search everyone for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and ohserve the different workings of the same passion in different people. And, when you have found ont the prevailmg passion of any man, rememher never to trust him where that passion is concerned.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...out the prevailing passion ot' any man, remember never to trust him where that passion is eoneerned. Work upon him, by it, if you please ; but be upon...against it, whatever professions he may make you. I would desire you to read this letter twiee over ; but that I mueh doubt whether you will read onee... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1827 - 420 pages
...has a prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...against it, whatever professions he may make you. I would desire you to read this letter twice over, but that I much doubt whether you will read once... | |
 | Fashion - 740 pages
...subject of the ruling passion, these are his directions : "Search every one for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...but be upon your guard yourself against it, whatever profession he may make you." The spice of Jesuitry in the next passage is enlightening; for, mark you,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1847 - 492 pages
...has a prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...against it, whatever professions he may make you. I would desire you to read this letter twice over, but that I much doubt whether you will read once... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...one prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...against it, whatever professions he may make you. CHESTERFIELD. I have this moment received your letter from Schatfhausen: in the date of it, you forgot... | |
 | Literature - 1865 - 740 pages
...subject of the ruling passion, these are his directions : "Search every one for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...but be upon your guard yourself against it, whatever profession he may make you." The spice of Jesuitry in the next passage is enlightening; for, mark you,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1857 - 642 pages
...one prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion ; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...yourself against it, whatever professions he may make yon. I would desire yon to read this letter twice over, but that I much doubt whether yon will read... | |
 | Etiquette - 1870 - 268 pages
...has a prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion; pry into the recesses of his heart, and observe the...against it, whatever professions he may make you. INSULTS AND INJURIES.—However frivolous a company may be, still, while you are among them, do not... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1870 - 292 pages
...passion in every individual ; search into the recesses of his heart, and observe the different effects of the same passion in different people. And when you have found the master passion of a man, remember never to trust to him where that passion is concerned." " If... | |
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You must look into people, as well as at them. Almost all people are born with all the passions, to a certain degree; but almost every man has a prevailing one, to which the others are subordinate. Search every one for that ruling passion; pry into the... 
