Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 3C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... liked by nobody . - Zimmerman . XXXVII . General , abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings ; without it man is blind . it is the eye of reason . -Rousseau . XXXVIII . You cannot spend money in luxury without doing LACONICS . 7.
... liked by nobody . - Zimmerman . XXXVII . General , abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings ; without it man is blind . it is the eye of reason . -Rousseau . XXXVIII . You cannot spend money in luxury without doing LACONICS . 7.
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... eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed for prosperity doth best discover vice , but adver- sity doth best discover virtue . - Lord Bacon . LXX . If parliament were to consider ...
... eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed for prosperity doth best discover vice , but adver- sity doth best discover virtue . - Lord Bacon . LXX . If parliament were to consider ...
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... eye , the same that tick- ling is to the touch . - Swift . CVII . Shakspeare was the man who , of all modern and per- haps ancient poets , had the largest and most comprehen- sive soul . All the images of nature were still LACONICS . 23.
... eye , the same that tick- ling is to the touch . - Swift . CVII . Shakspeare was the man who , of all modern and per- haps ancient poets , had the largest and most comprehen- sive soul . All the images of nature were still LACONICS . 23.
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... eye should be entirely avoided , for good actions desire to be placed in the light ; but notwithstanding this , the greatest theatre for virtue is conscience . - Cicero . CXV . One would think that all mankind had bound them- selves by ...
... eye should be entirely avoided , for good actions desire to be placed in the light ; but notwithstanding this , the greatest theatre for virtue is conscience . - Cicero . CXV . One would think that all mankind had bound them- selves by ...
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... eye , but reaches not the affections . - Hume . CLXXX . All courageous animals are carnivorous , and greater courage is to be expected in a people , such as the English , whose food is strong and hearty , than in the half - starved ...
... eye , but reaches not the affections . - Hume . CLXXX . All courageous animals are carnivorous , and greater courage is to be expected in a people , such as the English , whose food is strong and hearty , than in the half - starved ...
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