Introductio Ad Prudentiam: Or, Directions, Counsels, and Cautions, Tending to Prudent Management of Affairs in Common LifeW. Innys, 1731 - 217 Seiten |
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... say'st , as of whi thou haft . 278 Let another Man's Paffion be a Lecture to thy Reason . 279. Do not , even thy Enemy , all the Discourte- fies thou canst . 280 If any praise thee , yet remember to be thy own Judge . 281 If thou wilt ...
... say'st , as of whi thou haft . 278 Let another Man's Paffion be a Lecture to thy Reason . 279. Do not , even thy Enemy , all the Discourte- fies thou canst . 280 If any praise thee , yet remember to be thy own Judge . 281 If thou wilt ...
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... say nothing . 389 Bear patiently with the Defects of others , and labour to amend thy own . 390 Play not about the utmoft Limits of Good ; thou'lt be apt to skip over into Evil . 391 Send 391 Send not up to God fuch Prayers , as [ 19 ]
... say nothing . 389 Bear patiently with the Defects of others , and labour to amend thy own . 390 Play not about the utmoft Limits of Good ; thou'lt be apt to skip over into Evil . 391 Send 391 Send not up to God fuch Prayers , as [ 19 ]
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... Say not all thou knoweft , not cenfure all thou feeft , if thou wouldest live in Peace . 485 Thou art not only to chuse the least of ne- ceffary Evils ; but out of all Evils to extract fome- thing that is Good . 486 Among Familiars use ...
... Say not all thou knoweft , not cenfure all thou feeft , if thou wouldest live in Peace . 485 Thou art not only to chuse the least of ne- ceffary Evils ; but out of all Evils to extract fome- thing that is Good . 486 Among Familiars use ...
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... say to another , if his Friend or Child were dead , fay to thy felf upon the like Occafion . 665 Be not troubled for what thou canst not help : If it was thy Fault , do so no more . Amend- ment is Repentance . 666 ' Twill be no ...
... say to another , if his Friend or Child were dead , fay to thy felf upon the like Occafion . 665 Be not troubled for what thou canst not help : If it was thy Fault , do so no more . Amend- ment is Repentance . 666 ' Twill be no ...
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... Say not all thou canst fay upon a Subject , but referve a Corner to thy felf ; elfe they will think thou art exhausted , and haft nothing else to fay . 752 If any commend in thee those good Quali- ties which thou hast not , or too much ...
... Say not all thou canst fay upon a Subject , but referve a Corner to thy felf ; elfe they will think thou art exhausted , and haft nothing else to fay . 752 If any commend in thee those good Quali- ties which thou hast not , or too much ...
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Seite 237 - ... his reputation all at once, and ventured it at one throw : but if he be to continue in the world, and would have the advantage of...
Seite 235 - ... of which the crafty man is always in danger; and when he thinks he walks in the dark, all his pretences are so transparent that he that runs may read them...
Seite 234 - Particularly as to the affairs of this world, integrity hath many advantages over all the fine and artificial ways of dissimulation and deceit ; it is much the plainer and easier, much the safer and more secure way of dealing in the world : it has less of trouble and difficulty, of entanglement and perplexity, of danger and hazard in it...
Seite 235 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
Seite 233 - Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it are lost.
Seite 234 - It is hard to personate and act a part long ; for where truth is not at the bottom, Nature will always be endeavouring to return, and will peep out and betray herself one time or other.
Seite 234 - ... way to our end, carrying us thither in a straight line, and will hold out and last longest. The arts of deceit and cunning...
Seite 235 - Whereas he that acts sincerely hath the easiest task in the world ; because he follows nature, and so is put to no trouble and care about his words and actions ; he needs not invent any pretences beforehand, nor make excuses afterwards, for anything he hath said or done. But insincerity is very troublesome to manage ; a hypocrite hath so many things to attend to, as make his life a very perplexed and intricate thing.
Seite 217 - The Christian Institutes; or, the Sincere Word of • God. Being a plain and impartial Account of the whole Faith and Duty of a Christian. Collected out of the Writings of the Old and New Testament: digested under proper Heads, and delivered in the Words of Scripture.
Seite 219 - Introductio ad Prudentiam; or, Directions, Counsels, and Cautions tending to prudent Management of Affairs in Common Life.