 The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers. A young man with this cast of mind cuts himself off from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws...  The Spectator - Strana 386úprava: - 1898Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Počet stránok 278
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses ; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters ; but...observe his imperfections more than his virtues? and • Hobbes. to make use of him for the sport of others, rather than for our own improvement ? We therefore... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - Počet stránok 426
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses ; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters ; but...of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities 1 to '... his imperfection smorc than his virtues ? and to make use of him for the sport of others,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Počet stránok 820
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters ; but...the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention tin his infirmities? to observe his imperfections more than his virtues ? and to make use of him for... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - Počet stránok 432
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters ; but...our own improvement ? We therefore very often find, that persons the most accomplished in ridicule are those who are very shrewd at hitting a blot, without... | |
 | 1832 - Počet stránok 788
...béa. Y Beirniaid a'r Drysorfa, " Every one bas its flaws and weaknesses, nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters; but...infirmities? to observe his imperfections more than his viitues? and to make use of him for the sport of others, rather than for our own improvement?" —... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - Počet stránok 290
...those we converse with, is the qualification of little, Ungenerous tempers. The greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters. But...to observe his imperfections more than his virtues ! Spectator. A little wit, and a great deal of ill-nature, will furnish a man for satire ; but the... | |
 | 1836 - Počet stránok 932
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes ipfirtnities? to observe his imperfections more than his virtues? and to make use of him be»was much... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - Počet stránok 480
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters; but...imperfections more than his virtues? and to make use of him he was much given to gambling, he was very liberal, and numerous instances are recorded of hie benevolence,... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - Počet stránok 362
...the most shining characters. But what an absurd thing it is to pass over alt the valuable qualities of a man and fix our attention on his infirmities!...to observe his imperfections more than his virtues ! (Spectator.) FORTITUDE. Cosroes , king of Persia, had summoned his ministers lo deliberate upon an... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - Počet stránok 944
...from all manner of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining characters; but...imperfections more than his virtues? and to make use of him he was much given to gambling, he was very liberal, and numerous instances are recorded of his benevoknw... | |
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