| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - Emperors - 1701 - 460 pages
...of it ; Or if you pleafe , like a Fire well kindled, which catches upon every thing you throw in,and turns it into Flame and Brightnefs. XXXII. Put it out of the Power of Truth to give you an iJl Character $ And if any Body reports you not to be an Honeft, or a Good Man , let your Practice... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - Stoicism - 1708 - 444 pages
...would have you be like a ftrong Stomach, that mafters all fort of Diet, and makes Nourifhmentof it5 Or if you pleafe, like a Fire well kindled, which...Put it out of the Power of Truth to give you an ill Charafter 5 And if any Body reports you not to be an Honeft, or a Good Man , let your Praftice give... | |
| Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...greateft bleffings. I Seventhly, Be neither ilave nor tyrant to any body in your behaviour. : Eighthly, Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill...character ; and, if any body reports you not to be honeft or good, let your practice give aim the Vie. Ninthly, Confider with yourfelf, that people of... | |
| Goold Brown - English language - 1858 - 1096 pages
...in all ages have been made to drink of thee, thou art no less bitter on that account." — Sterne. " Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill...character ; and if any body reports you not to be an honest or a good man, let your practice give him the lie. This is all very feasible." — Antoninus,... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...God. 1'ope. HONESTY— always Preferable. An honest death is better than a dishonest life. SocraUi. noble sisters are immortal ; their lofty forms are...unchangeable, and their countenances are still radia honest man, let your practice give him the lie ; and to make all sure, you should resolve to live no... | |
| Alfonzo Gardiner - 1872 - 82 pages
...Lesson 196.— Learn for Monday Morning. HONESTY. An hon-eat man's the nob-lest work of God. — Pope. Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill char-ac-ter. It is bet-ter to be noth-ing than to be a knave. — A ntonius. An honest man is still an un-mov-ed... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...great, yet not so great in strength, or power, or beauty, as the Greek language. RC TRENCH. HONESTY. Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill character; and if anybody reports you not to be an honest man, let your practice give him the lie; and to make all sure,... | |
| Goold Brown - English language - 1851 - 1124 pages
...in all ages have been made to drink of thee, thou art no less Wtter on that account." — Sterne. " Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill...character ; and if any body reports you not to be an honest or a good man, let your practice give him the lie. This is all very feasible." — Antoninus.... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...great, yet not so great in strength, or power, or beauty, as the Greek language. RC TRENCH. HONESTY. er anybody reports you not to be an honest man, let your practice give him the lie ; and to make all sure,... | |
| Osgood Eaton Fuller - Conduct of life - 1881 - 658 pages
...first be gotten, which cannot be but by living well: a good life is a main argument. — BEN JONSON. Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill character; and if anybody reports you not to be' an honest man, let your practice give him the lie ; and to make all... | |
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