 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 456 pages
...hut enter not into the suhject, and decline snch uuprofitahle and indecent controversies. Depend upou this truth, that every man is the worse looked upon, and the less trnsted, for heing thonght to have no religion, in spite of all the pompons and specions epithets he... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...liber. tines, who laugh at all religion, to show their wit, or diselaim it, to eomplete the riot ; let no word or look of yours intimate the least approbation ; on the eontrary, let a silent gravity express your dislike : but enter not into the subjeet, and deeline sueh... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1828 - 270 pages
...libertines, who laugh at all religion, to show their wit, or disclaim it, to complete their riot ; let no word or look of yours intimate the least approbation...the pompous and specious epithets he may assume of Esprit fort, free-thinker, or moral philosopher ; and a wise atheist (if sucli a thing there is) would,... | |
 | Fashion - 740 pages
...acknowledge a certain decency in religion, and thus regards the matter with his cool, politic eye : " Depend upon this truth, that every man is the worse...the pompous and specious epithets he may assume of esprit fort, free-thinker, or moral philosopher ; and a wise atheist (if such a thing there is) would,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1847 - 492 pages
...thoughtless libertines, who laugh at all religion, to show their wit, or disclaim it, to complete their riot; let no word or look of yours intimate the least approbation...the pompous and specious epithets he may assume, of esprit fort, freethinker, or moral philosopher ; and a wise atheist (if such a thing there is) would,... | |
 | Literature - 1865 - 740 pages
...acknowledge a certain .decency in religion, and thus regards the matter with his coo), politic eye : " Depend upon this truth, that every man is the worse...the pompous and specious epithets he may assume of esprit fort, free-thinker, or moral philosopher; and a wise atheist (if such a thing there is) would,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...disclnim it, to complete their riot; let no word or look of yours intimate the least approhation ; on the contrary, let a silent gravity express your...: but enter not into the subject, and decline such uuprofitable and indecent controversies. Depend upon this truth, that every man is the worse looked... | |
 | Etiquette - 1856 - 220 pages
...excel all, if you wish to equal many. RELIGION THE ORNAMENT OF HUMAN NATURE. "Depend upon it, everyman is the worse looked upon, and the less trusted, for being thought to have no religion." IT has been observed by some writers, that man is more distinguished from the brute creation by devotion,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1857 - 642 pages
...libertines, who laugh at all religion, to shew their wit, or disclaim it, to complete their riot ; let no word or look of yours intimate the least approbation...: but enter not into the subject and decline such unpro6table and indecent controversies. Depend upon this truth, that every man is the worse looked... | |
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Depend upon this truth, that every man is the worse looked upon, and the less trusted for being thought to have no religion ; in spite of all the pompous and specious epithets he may assume, of Esprit fort, freethinker, or moral philosopher; and a wise... 
