 Honor, therefore, has its supreme laws, to which education is obliged to conform. The chief of these are, that we are permitted to set a value upon our fortune, but are absolutely forbidden to set any upon our lives. " The second is, that when we are...  The Spirit of Laws - Page 46by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1750Full view - About this book
 | Robert John Thornton - Economics - 1799 - 852 pages
...boHssir cboojes to explain ; and in cafe of any affront, it n yura or permit i us to retire. Hansur therefore has its fupreme laws, to which education...obliged to conform. — The chief of thefe are, that vie are permitted to fet a value ufen our fortune, tut are abfolately forbidden- to jet any upon CUT... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...either to feek or to reje& employments ja liberty which it prefers even to an ample fortune. Honour, therefore, has its fupreme laws, to which education...obliged to conform. The chief of thefe are, that we are permitted to fet a value upon our fortune, but are abfoi Jutely forbidden to fet any upon our lives.... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1802 - 378 pages
...requires or permits us to retire. It infills alfo that we fhould be at liberty either to feck or to rejeft employments ; a liberty which it prefers even to an...value upon our lives. The fecond is, that when we are railed to a poll or rani?, we fhould never do or permit any thing which may feem VOL. I. C " to * See... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...absolutely forbidden to set any upon our lives. It insists also, that we should be at liberty either to seek or to reject employments; a liberty which it prefers even to an ample fortune. The second is, that when we are raised to a post or preferment, we should never do or permit any thing... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1873 - 884 pages
...affronted, requires or ]>ciinits us to retire. It insists also, that we should be at liberty cither to seek or to reject employments ; a liberty which it prefers...even to an ample fortune. Honor therefore has its supreme laws, to which education is obliged to conform. The chief of these arc. that we are allowed... | |
 | Education - 1873 - 862 pages
...affronted, requires or permits us to retire. It insists also, that we should be at liberty either to seek or to reject employments ; a liberty which it prefers even to an ample fortune. The second ¡я, that when we arc raised to a post or rank, wo should never do or permit anything which... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - Evolution - 1899 - 472 pages
...affront, it requires or permits us to retire. It insists also that we should be at liberty either to seek or to reject employments, a liberty which it prefers even to an ample .une. Honor, therefore, has its supreme laws, to which education .' is obliged to conform.fr The chief... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Charles Stokes Carey - Conduct of life - 1912 - 440 pages
...affront, it requires or pennits us to retire. It insists also that we should be at liberty either to seek or to reject employments : a liberty which it prefers even to an ample fortune. Honour therefore has its supreme laws, to which education is obliged to conform. The chief of these... | |
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