The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern, Alphabetically Arranged by SubjectsBritkin, 1927 - 724 páginas |
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... Johnson . It is continued temperance which sus- tains the body for the longest period of time , and which most surely preserves it free from sickness . - W . Humboldt . ABSURDITIES . - There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has ...
... Johnson . It is continued temperance which sus- tains the body for the longest period of time , and which most surely preserves it free from sickness . - W . Humboldt . ABSURDITIES . - There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has ...
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... Johnson . vances It is good discretion not to make too much of any man at the first ; because one cannot hold out that proportion.- Bacon . It is expedient to have acquaintance with those who have looked into the world , who know men ...
... Johnson . vances It is good discretion not to make too much of any man at the first ; because one cannot hold out that proportion.- Bacon . It is expedient to have acquaintance with those who have looked into the world , who know men ...
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... Johnson . to be excellent ; and yet we see more beyond that , which our understandings cannot fully reach and comprehend.- Tillotson . There is a wide difference between ad- miration and love . The sublime , which is the cause of the ...
... Johnson . to be excellent ; and yet we see more beyond that , which our understandings cannot fully reach and comprehend.- Tillotson . There is a wide difference between ad- miration and love . The sublime , which is the cause of the ...
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... Johnson . Every man , however wise , needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life . -Plautus . Those who school others , oft should school themselves . --Shakespeare . We give advice by the bucket , but take it by ...
... Johnson . Every man , however wise , needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life . -Plautus . Those who school others , oft should school themselves . --Shakespeare . We give advice by the bucket , but take it by ...
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... Johnson . Affectation proceeds either from vanity or hypocrisy ; for as vanity puts us on affecting false characters to gain ap- plause , so hypocrisy sets us on the en- deavor to avoid censures by concealing our vices under the ...
... Johnson . Affectation proceeds either from vanity or hypocrisy ; for as vanity puts us on affecting false characters to gain ap- plause , so hypocrisy sets us on the en- deavor to avoid censures by concealing our vices under the ...
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