 Twice in our lives truth appears to us in a useful form : in youth to instruct us, in age to console us. During the reign of the passions truth abandons us altogether." " High birth possesses less honour than it bestows: those who boast of their birth...  A Mother's Advice to Her Son and Daughter - Pagina 41di Anne Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles marquise de Lambert - 1800 - 192 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
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...possesses less honor than it bestows : those who boast of their birth praise the merit of another." " The true use of speech is to serve the cause of truth. When a man has attained the reputation of truthfulness his word is a law, and has all the authority of an oath. We... | |
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...possesses less honour than it bestows : those who boast of their birth praise the merit of another." " The true use of speech is to serve the cause of truth. When a man lias attained the reputation of truthfulness his word is a law, and has all the authority of an oath.... | |
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