The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings ConversationsLongmans, Green, 1865 - 355 oldal |
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... COMMON SENSE . THE longer we live , the more we are convinced of the justice of the old saying , that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy ; that discretion , gentle manners , common sense , and good nature , are , in men ...
... COMMON SENSE . THE longer we live , the more we are convinced of the justice of the old saying , that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy ; that discretion , gentle manners , common sense , and good nature , are , in men ...
195. oldal
... Common , near the metropolis ; but Finchley Common , gentlemen , in the progress of improvement , came to be enclosed , and the highwaymen lost by these means the opportunity of exercising their gallant vocation . I remember a friend of ...
... Common , near the metropolis ; but Finchley Common , gentlemen , in the progress of improvement , came to be enclosed , and the highwaymen lost by these means the opportunity of exercising their gallant vocation . I remember a friend of ...
315. oldal
... common road of life ; patent educations or habits seldom succeed . Depend upon it , men set more value on the cultivated minds than on the accomplishments of women , which they are rarely able to appreciate . It is a common error , but ...
... common road of life ; patent educations or habits seldom succeed . Depend upon it , men set more value on the cultivated minds than on the accomplishments of women , which they are rarely able to appreciate . It is a common error , but ...
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