Practical Philosophy of Social Life: Or, The Art of Conversing with Men: After the German of Baron Knigge

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Penniman & Bliss, O. Penniman, printers, Troy, 1895 - 368 pages
 

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Page 101 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.
Page 177 - ... number only. But let us confider that the ground of this truth is founded rather on the defective education which the rifing generation generally receive than on their natural difpofition. Luxury, and its concomitant train, the defpoilers of every age in which they are foftered, create an enormous number of wants which render the majority of mankind dependent on a few. The infatiable thirft for gain and gratification produces mean paffions, and forces us to beg as it were for thofe things which...
Page 100 - ... the rubbish of antiquated prejudices. One of these prejudices is the sense of regard for hoary age. Our youth ripen sooner, grow sooner wise and learned than those of former times did. They repair by diligent reading, particularly of magazines, pamphlets and novels their want of experience and study. This renders them so intelligent as to be able to decide upon subjects which our forefathers thought could only be clearly comprehended after a close and studious application of many years.
Page 207 - Shun not the fcenes of human mifery, nor flee from the abode of diftrefs and poverty ; for "if we defire to be capable of having compaffion for the fufferings of an unfortunate brother, we muft be acquainted with the various fcenes of mifery which this world exhibits. Where humble poverty groans and dares not to ftep forth from its gloomy retirement to implore affiftance ; where adverfe fate perfecutes the diligent man who has feen better days ; where a virtuous and numerous family ftrive in vain...
Page 192 - Creditors and Debtors. SECTION I. GRATITUDE is a facred duty ; therefore honour the man who has been kind to you. Thank him not only in terms which exprefs the warmth of your gratitude, but avail yourfelf alfo of every opportunity to ferve and to be ufeful to him in return. Should you however have no opportunity of doing it, you ought at leaft to difplay the gratitude of your heart by the kindnefs of your conduct towards him. Be not however too punctual in proportioning your conduct to the magnitude...
Page 194 - When you are requefted by any perfon to give advice or afliftance, you ought to liften kindly, attentively and with fellow-feeling to his tale. Let him fpeak without being interrupted ; and if you cannot comply with his requeft, inform him frankly and without bitternefs, of the caufe which prevents you from realizing his expectation. Take great care to avoid all ambiguous fubterfuges and deceitful promifes ! § V.
Page 46 - Have a proper regard for yourfelf if you wifh to be efteemed by others. Do nothing fecretly of which you would be afhamed if a ftranger were to fee it. Act well and properly, rather to preferve your regard for yourfelf than to pleafe others. Do not indulge yourfelf with regard to your drefs and appearance when you are alone. Do not walk about in a dirty, ragged and improper attire, nor flovenly and negligently when you are not obferved. Preferve a proper fenfe of your internal dignity. Never lofe...
Page 195 - To form and cultivate the mind of man is indeed a moft difficult and arduous tafk, the accomplilhment of which cannot be rewarded with money. The fchoolmafter of even the moft infignificant village, who executes the duties of his calling with faithful diligence, is unqueftionably one of the moft ufeful and important perfons in the State ; and as his income generally is...
Page 88 - ... or they were taught to believe that certain invisible powers produce certain effects : and now they continue to adhere to that opinion, becaufe they have accuftomed themfelves fo much to believe it that the contrary of it appears to them a daring violation of truth, which they are bound to abhor or to hate : and as...
Page 45 - ... in the fociety of others, and neither exafperate nor deprefs yourfelf by neglect, nor corrupt your heart by flattery. § IV. Take care of the health of your foul as well as of that of your body ; but fpoil neither the one nor the other by too much tendernefs. The man that endangers his conftitution by too much labour or excefs, fquanders away a treafure which frequently is alone fufficient to raife him above men and fate, and without which the wealth of all the world is not worth a pin. But he...

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