 | Grenville Kleiser - Culture - 1909 - 456 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. Prom a long-sighted prudency, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct... | |
 | Henry Augustus Coit - Schools - 1909 - 388 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out." The description fits all periods and all conditions of life. What finer gentleman than Abraham ? What... | |
 | Abram Royer Brubacher, Dorothy Ermina Snyder - English language - 1910 - 386 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves toward our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted... | |
 | Thomas O'Donnell - Pastoral theology - 1910 - 352 pages
...and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean or bitter in his disputes, never takes an unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. . . . Nowhere shall we find greater candour, consideration, indulgence. He throws himself into the... | |
 | Annie Barnett, Lucy Dale - English literature - 1911 - 488 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Edward Fulton - English language - 1911 - 336 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves toward our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - English literature - 1912 - 788 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Rollo Walter Brown, Nathaniel Waring Barnes - English language - 1913 - 396 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Frank Cummins Lockwood - Education - 1913 - 176 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he V^ere one day to become our friend. He has too much good\ sense to be affronted at insults, he is too... | |
 | Saint John Henry Newman - Education, Higher - 1913 - 120 pages
...the best^ Pie is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage,joj3vermistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments, or insinuates...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
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He makes light of favours while he does them and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives... 
