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... adviser whose sympathies , not less than his professional zeal , would be enlisted in my behalf . I heard in our combination - room , that you and I , Sir , were both children of the same Alma Mater , and hence I inquired your col- lege ...
... adviser whose sympathies , not less than his professional zeal , would be enlisted in my behalf . I heard in our combination - room , that you and I , Sir , were both children of the same Alma Mater , and hence I inquired your col- lege ...
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... adviser ; and that the very act of asking advice implies an acknowledged superiority of informa- tion or of judgment in the party consulted . A But it is perfectly consistent with necessary self - respect to fall in with the feelings ...
... adviser ; and that the very act of asking advice implies an acknowledged superiority of informa- tion or of judgment in the party consulted . A But it is perfectly consistent with necessary self - respect to fall in with the feelings ...
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... adviser , but a ready listener . Attention must be profound , but credulity scarce ; never believe above half of what an angry client may say , but most patiently endure the whole of it . Mr. Wilson , a merchant of great respectability ...
... adviser , but a ready listener . Attention must be profound , but credulity scarce ; never believe above half of what an angry client may say , but most patiently endure the whole of it . Mr. Wilson , a merchant of great respectability ...
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... adviser's judgment ; more galling , because it implies a doubt of his honesty of purpose . I have had a client consulting me very gravely on his case , and after I had given it the closest attention , and reluctantly told him that I ...
... adviser's judgment ; more galling , because it implies a doubt of his honesty of purpose . I have had a client consulting me very gravely on his case , and after I had given it the closest attention , and reluctantly told him that I ...
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... adviser duties more akin to the phy- sician's or the clergyman's than the lawyer's . I fell in with one of this description in very early life . I hate a sentimental tragedy , - " scenes of all kinds are a positive nuisance ; but as pro ...
... adviser duties more akin to the phy- sician's or the clergyman's than the lawyer's . I fell in with one of this description in very early life . I hate a sentimental tragedy , - " scenes of all kinds are a positive nuisance ; but as pro ...
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