 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 páginas
...enemy inflames his crimes. A wife man fliould give a juft attention to both of them, fo far as they may tend to the improvement of the one, and the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an eiTay on the benefits which a man may receive from his enemies ; and among the good fruits of enmity,... | |
 | 1802 - 314 páginas
...man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wife man fhould 7ive a jnft attention to both of them fo far as it may tend to the improvement of the one,...the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an effay on the benefits which a man may receive from his enemies ; and among the good fruits of enmity... | |
 | 1803 - 376 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues ; an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of the one and the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of the one, and the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of one, and the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an essay... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of the one, and the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written... | |
 | John Mason - 1819 - 192 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues ; an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give...far as it may tend to the improvement of the one, ;md the diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an essay on the benefits which a man may receive... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of the one, and diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an essay... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 322 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it -advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give a just attention to both of them, so far as they may tend to the improvement of the one, and diminution of the other. Plutarch has written an essay... | |
 | John Mason - 1824 - 230 páginas
...light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man should give...essay on the benefits which a man may receive from ing enemies ; and, among the good fruits of enmity, mentions this in particular, That by the reproaches... | |
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An adversary, on the contrary, makes a stricter search into us, discovers every flaw and imperfection in our tempers, and though his malice may set them in too strong a light, it has generally some ground for what it advances. A friend exaggerates a man's... 
