Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 3C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... happiness ; a loss that nothing can compensate but the fidelity of his select friends , and the applause of rejoicing subjects . — Bruyere . LXI . If all the happiness that is dispersed through the whole race of mankind in this world ...
... happiness ; a loss that nothing can compensate but the fidelity of his select friends , and the applause of rejoicing subjects . — Bruyere . LXI . If all the happiness that is dispersed through the whole race of mankind in this world ...
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... happiness and security , with events so widely separated from us . - Hume . CLXVII . The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheer- fulness her estate is like that of things in the regions above the moon , always clear and serene ...
... happiness and security , with events so widely separated from us . - Hume . CLXVII . The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheer- fulness her estate is like that of things in the regions above the moon , always clear and serene ...
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... do , who are incited by the prospect of an imme- diate reward in proportion as they please . No , sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man , by which so much happiness is produced as by a good E 3 LACONICS . 41 CCII. ...
... do , who are incited by the prospect of an imme- diate reward in proportion as they please . No , sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man , by which so much happiness is produced as by a good E 3 LACONICS . 41 CCII. ...
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Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors John Timbs. which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn . - Johnson . CCV . Receive no satisfaction for premeditated impertinence ; forget it , forgive it , but keep him ...
Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors John Timbs. which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn . - Johnson . CCV . Receive no satisfaction for premeditated impertinence ; forget it , forgive it , but keep him ...
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... happier than both , who can live contentedly without selling that estate tc which he was born . - Cowley . CCLXXI . There are a multitude of ready - coined phrases which we lay up as in a magazine , using them as we have occa- sion to ...
... happier than both , who can live contentedly without selling that estate tc which he was born . - Cowley . CCLXXI . There are a multitude of ready - coined phrases which we lay up as in a magazine , using them as we have occa- sion to ...
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Apicius bagnio beauty Ben Jonson better body Bruyere Butler Chesterfield Churchill Codrus common conversation death delight dicebox doth dress enemy Epictetus Euripides evil eyes false fame fancy fear folly fools fortune friends genius gentleman give greatest happiness hath heart honest honour Hudibras human humour ignorance inns of court judgment keep kind knave laugh learning less live look Lord Lord Bacon man's mankind manner marriage Massinger matter merit mind Montaigne nature neral never numbers observed opinion pain pass passion pedants person philosopher pleasure Plutarch poet poor praise pride proud racter reason rich ridiculous Roman triumph satire seldom sense Shaftesbury Shakspeare Shenstone soul speak stand sure Swift talk tell thing thou thought tion true truth turn Twill vanity vice virtue whilst whole wise words write young