 The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers. A young man with this cast of mind cuts himself off from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws...  The Spectator - Página 386editado por - 1898Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1744 - 340 páginas
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 | 1786 - 694 páginas
...that the to obfcrve- bis imperfeiUons more tlian bis virtues ! and to make ufe of him for the (port of others, rather than for our own improvement! We therefore very often find, that pevfons ihe mort accompliflieil in ridicule are thofe who are very fhrewd at hitting a blot, without... | |
 | 1799 - 364 páginas
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 | 1803 - 402 páginas
...manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weakness ; nay, the greatest blemishes areoften found in the most shining characters : but what an...valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirm!-' ties ; to observe his imperfections more than his virtues ? and to make use of him for the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 páginas
...from all manner of improvement. Every' one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters ; but what an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities ! to observe... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1808 - 818 páginas
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 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 páginas
...manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are ofteu found in the most shining characters; but what an...for our own improvement ? We therefore very often tind, that persons the most accomplished in ridicule are those who are very shrewd at hitting a blot,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 páginas
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining 'characters; but...man, and fix our attention on his infirmities ? to olH't \ e his imperfections more than his virtues ? and to make use of him for the sport of others,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 páginas
...from all manner of improvemeLt. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining .characters; but what an absurd thing is it to pass ovtl sill the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on'his infirmities : to observe his imperfections... | |
 | 1810 - 306 páginas
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