 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 468 pages
...wise man for despising them ; hnt a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people i/ you can . hnt do not tell them so. It is a very fortunate thing...age. experience, and knowledge of the world : I am peranaded you will take infinite care of him. GoodBight. LETfER CV. Duhlin Castle, Feh. 8, 174ff. SIR,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...dispising them; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than othei people if you ean ; but do not tell them 60. It is a very fortunate thing for Sir Charles Hotham,...to have fallen into the hands of one of your age, experienee, and knowledge of the world : I am persuaded you will take infinite eare of him. Good night.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 420 pages
...cheerfully, by men of sense. Diogenes the Cynic was a wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people, if you can ; but do...will take infinite care of him. Good night. LETTER LXXV. SIR, Dublin Castle, February the 8th, 1746. I HAVE been honoured with two letters from you, since... | |
 | R. Turner (B.A.) - 1845 - 318 pages
...cheerfully, by men of sense. Diogenes the cynic was a wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people, if you can ; but do not tell them so. From the Same to the Same. Feb. 16, 18—. Dear Boy, — The first use that I made of my lib. erty,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - 492 pages
...cheerfully, by men of sense. Diogenes the Cynic was a wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people if you can ; but do...persuaded you will take infinite care of him. Good night. Dublin Castle, January 25, 1746. DEAR BOY, As there are now four mails due from England, one of which,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 pages
...wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people, if you can ; bnt do not tell them so. It is a very fortunate thing...experience, and knowledge of the world: I am persuaded yon will take infinite care of him. Goodnight. LETTER CV. DUU.IH CiSTLK, February 8, 1746. SIB: I have... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1870 - 292 pages
...cheerfully by men of sense. Diogenes the cynic was a wise man for despising them, but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell then} so. [Dublin Castle, Nov. 19, 1745.1] THE PASSIONS. — Wherever yon would persuade or prevail,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1872 - 474 pages
...cheerfully, by men of sense. Diogenes the Cynic was a wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people, if you can ; but do...I am persuaded you will take infinite care of him. Goodnight. LETTER LXXV. SlB, Dublin Castle, February the 8th, 1746. I HAVE been honoured with two letters... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1876 - 636 pages
...cheerfully, by men of sense. Dioi-^nos the Cynic was a wise man for despising them ; but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people, if you can ; but do...of your age, experience, and knowledge of the world : 1 am persuaded you will take infinite care of him. Good night. LETTER CV. Pi-ni.ix CASTLE, February... | |
 | James Kernan - 1877 - 130 pages
...cheerfully by men of sense. Diogenes the cynic was a wise man for despising them, but a fool for showing it. Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so. Inattention. There is no surer sign in the world of a little, weak mind, than inattention. Whatever... | |
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... man of sense laughs at it, at the same time that he knows he must not neglect it: there are a thousand foolish customs of this kind, which not being criminal must be complied with, and even cheerfully, by men of sense. Diogenes the Cynic was a wise... 
