Good Behavior ...Cheney & Clapp, 1881 - 66 Seiten |
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... things upon which our hap- piness depends which are of so delicate a nature that the mere laws of the land cannot reach them . To supply this deficiency , well ascertained rules and principles of social intercourse become necessary ...
... things upon which our hap- piness depends which are of so delicate a nature that the mere laws of the land cannot reach them . To supply this deficiency , well ascertained rules and principles of social intercourse become necessary ...
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... things . But of little things life is made up ; and , as their sum total may be productive of either much pain or pleasure , as pleasure is the end that we all in common seek , and as rational pleasure is a just pursuit , we cannot be ...
... things . But of little things life is made up ; and , as their sum total may be productive of either much pain or pleasure , as pleasure is the end that we all in common seek , and as rational pleasure is a just pursuit , we cannot be ...
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... things with others from their earliest days . 22. Never complain of the wrongs or injuries that you may have received ; for the world is prone to impute one's complaints to some defect in himself rather than to the injustice of others ...
... things with others from their earliest days . 22. Never complain of the wrongs or injuries that you may have received ; for the world is prone to impute one's complaints to some defect in himself rather than to the injustice of others ...
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... gazed at when entering an assembly . 32. Be careful never to make long calls or visits ; and avoid examining or handling the things , either upon the 7 table or elsewhere , in your friend's house , unless 12 GOOD BEHAVIOR .
... gazed at when entering an assembly . 32. Be careful never to make long calls or visits ; and avoid examining or handling the things , either upon the 7 table or elsewhere , in your friend's house , unless 12 GOOD BEHAVIOR .
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... things done " just for fun " , are seldom , and perhaps never , in good taste . 40. Nowhere does good behavior exhibit more grati- fying results than in the home circle . Tempered with love and fostered by all the kindly impulses , it ...
... things done " just for fun " , are seldom , and perhaps never , in good taste . 40. Nowhere does good behavior exhibit more grati- fying results than in the home circle . Tempered with love and fostered by all the kindly impulses , it ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
amici amore attention Avana avete avoid bella better boys bred careful Catone character chè chiaia chiezza children civility colla company conversation cuore d'ogni delizie dolore donna dress Elogio della vecchiaia epicurea especially età evil faisan feet felice first fisiologia foreigner fortuna forze French language frutto gentle gentleman gerocomio gioie giorno giovane give godere good behavior good breeding good manners great house JONATHAN EDWARDS know l'anima l'uomo ladies lady least life little Lolling LUIGI CORNARO lunga make memorie d'amore mente morale morte natura necessary never others ourselves passato passione peccati veniali pensa pensiero person piaceri politeness possible possono profumo propria public Publio Crasso pupil pure refined respect rudeness school Scipione seldom social intercourse society speak stra table take teacher them things thought troppo trovare true truth umana unless uomini uomo vecchiezza veduto virtù vivere voluttà well-bred words your
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 63 - Be not apt to relate news if you know not the truth thereof. In discoursing of things you have heard, name not your author always. A secret discover not.
Seite 31 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs, Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Seite 62 - Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of others, and ask not how they came. What you may speak in secret to your friend, deliver not before others.
Seite 63 - In disputes be not so desirous to overcome as not to give liberty to each one to deliver his opinion, and submit to the judgment of the major part, especially if they are judges of the dispute.
Seite 63 - When another speaks, be attentive yourself, and disturb not the audience. If any hesitate in his words, help him not, nor prompt him, without being desired ; interrupt him not, nor answer him, till his speech be ended.
Seite 63 - Be not angry at table, whatever happens, and if you have reason to be so, show it not; put on a cheerful countenance, especially if there be strangers, for good humor makes one dish of meat a feast.
Seite 64 - Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
Seite 60 - In writing or speaking, give to every person his due title, according to his degree and the custom of the place.
Seite 58 - Tis better than money and rank, boys ; Still cleave to the right, Be lovers of light ; Be open, above board, and frank, boys.
Seite 35 - Conversation is a reflex of character. The pretentious, the illiterate, the impatient, the curious, will as inevitably betray their idiosyncrasies as the modest, the even-tempered and the generous. Strive as we may, we cannot always be acting. Let us therefore, cultivate a tone of mind and a habit of life the betrayal of which need not put us to shame in the company of the pure and wise...