 It is the same in higher life, and in the great business of the world. A man who does not solidly establish and really deserve a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose and shine like...  Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son - Page 181by Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 456 pages
...solidly estahlish, and really deserve, a character of truth, prohity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose, and shine like a meteor for a very short time, hut will very soon vanish, and he extinguished with contempt. People easily pardon in young raeo, the... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...solhlly nlahlish, and really deserve, a eharaeter of truth, proVrtv, good manners, aud good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose, and shine like a meteor -for a »ery short time, but will very soon vanish, and be extinguisked with eontempt. People easily pardon... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1815 - 360 pages
...solidly establish, and really deserve, a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose...men , the common irregularities of the senses , but ihey do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The greatest favours may be done so awkwardly and... | |
 | Letter writing - 1818 - 254 pages
...solidly establish, _and really deserve a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose, and shine like a meteor fora very short time, but will soon vanish, and be extinguished with contempt. People easily pardon... | |
 | Letter writing - 1827 - 112 pages
...solidly establish, and really deserve a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose,...common irregularities of the senses ; but they do not forsrive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age ; 1 fear worse, always harder.—... | |
 | Letter writing - 1827 - 292 pages
...solidly establish, and really deserve, a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose,...young men, the common irregularities of the senses ; bu«4hev do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age ; I fear... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...solidly establish, and really deserve, a character of truth, prohity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose, and shine like a ineteor for a very short time, but will very soon vanish Emd he extinguished with contempt. People... | |
 | Commercial correspondence - 1831 - 162 pages
...his first setting out in the world, may impose, and eh hie like a meteor fur a very shui t time, bin will very soon vanish, and be extinguished with contempt. People easily pardon, in yoking men, the common irregularities of the senses ; but they du not forgive the least vice of the... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...sohdly establish, and really deserve, a character of truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose,...they do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The greatest favours may be done so awkwardly and bunglingly as to offend ; and disagreeable things may... | |
 | 1843 - 332 pages
...MAXIMS A MAN who does not really deserve a character for truth, probity, good manners, and good morals, at his first setting out in the world, may impose,...but they do not forgive the least vice of the heart. Advice is seldom welcome, and those who want it the most, always like it the least. Envy is one of... | |
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