 | Michel de Montaigne - 1849 - 698 pages
...decrying, than from commending my own manners: which is the reason why I so often fall into and во much insist upon that strain. But, when all is summed...man never speaks of himself without loss. A man's iirru-ationti of himself are always believed ; his praises never. There may be some of my complexion,... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1870 - 700 pages
...is the reason why I so often fall into, and so much insist upon that strain. But, when all is summ'd up, a man never speaks of himself without loss. A man's accusations of himself are always belieVd, his praises never. There may peradventure be some of my own complexion, who better instruct... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1877 - 496 pages
...parts that I most esteem in myself, derive more honour from decrying, than for commending myself : which is the reason why I so often fall into, and...are always believed ; his praises never. There may, peradventure, be some of my own complexion who better instruct myself by contrariety than by similitude,... | |
 | Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - 1877 - 620 pages
...parts that I most esteem in myself, derive more honour from decrying, than for commending myself : which is the reason why I so often fall into, and...are always believed ; his praises never. There may, peradventure, be some of my own complexion who better instruct myself by contrariety than by similitude,... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - Bookbinding - 1880 - 686 pages
...whatever we talk of ourselves, though our words may sound humble, our hearts are nearly always proud. When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusation of himself is always believed, his praises never. This love of talking of self is a... | |
 | Chautauquas - 1882 - 630 pages
...of them. The parts I most esteem in myself derive more honor from decrying, than from «omine nd ing my own manners; which is the reason why I so often...complexion who better instruct me by contrariety than similtude, and more by avoiding than imitating; the elder Cato had a regard to this sort of discipline,... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - Conduct of life - 1884 - 648 pages
...whatever we talk of ourselves, though our words may sound humble, our hearts are nearly always proud. When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss ; his accusation of himself is always believed, his praises never. This love of talking of self is... | |
 | Education - 1919 - 408 pages
...world has received and honored is too great to permit of any other course. — Prof. George M. Smith! When all is summed up a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed, his praises never. — Montaigne. Money Power Dictating... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - Quotations, English - 1894 - 604 pages
...we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one. — Hazlitt. When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss ; his accusations of himself are always believed, his praises never. — Montaigne. We like so mnch... | |
 | Louis Klopsch - Quotations, English - 1896 - 382 pages
...education forms the common mind, Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. —POPE. Egotism. — When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss ; his accusations of himself are always believed, his praises never. — MONTAIGNE, Be your character... | |
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I most esteem in myself, derive more honour from decrying, than for commending myself : which is the reason why I so often fall into, and so much insist upon that strain. But, when all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss ; a man's... 
