 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - 772 Seiten
...JOHNSON: Life of Halifax. He that is much flattered soon learns to flatter himself. DR. S. JOHNSON. are first raised to nobility are commonly more virtuous,...innocent, than their descendants : for there is rarely any ami flatter to cheat; and, which is worse, if you believe them, you cheat yourselves most dangerously.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 Seiten
...; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a b-'ast, and throw* people iuto desperate, inconveniences. Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise;...is costly, designing to get by those they bespeak ; (hey arj tluwors't of creatures; they lie to flatter, nud flatter to cheat ; and which is wors;*,... | |
 | William Penn - 1882 - 524 Seiten
...it; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconveniences. " Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. Remember David, who asking the Lord, ' Who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell upon thy holy hill... | |
 | Thomas Pym Cope - 1882 - 526 Seiten
...; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconveniences. " Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. Remember David, who asking the Lord, 'Who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell upon thy holy hill... | |
 | Samuel Mcpherson Janney - 1882 - 608 Seiten
...desperate inconve> riiences. "Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise; their praise mostly ; designing to get by those they bespeak ; they are...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. Remember David, who, asking the Lord, 'Who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell upon thy Imly hill?'... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 396 Seiten
...it, for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast and throws people into desperate inconveniences. 7. Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. 8. Remember David, who, asking the Lord, "Who shall abide in Thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell upon... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 456 Seiten
...it; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconveniences. Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise;...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. Remember David, who, asking the Lord: "Who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?"... | |
 | Thomas Rhys Vickroy - 1894 - 296 Seiten
...for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconveniences. 9. Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise...virtuous, though poor, love, cherish and prefer. Remember David, who, asking the Lord, 'Who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell upon thy holy hill?'... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - 1896 - 536 Seiten
...it; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconveniences. flatter to cheat; and, which is worse, if you believe them, you cheat yourself most dangerously. But the virtuous, though poor, love, cherish, and prefer. Remember David... | |
 | Abram N. Coleman - 1903 - 310 Seiten
...of flattery is by hearing what we are not, we may be instructed what we ought to be. Dean Swift. 2. Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise...and, which is worse, if you believe them, you cheat yourself most dangerously. Penn. 3. Nothing is so great an instance of illmanners as flattery. If you... | |
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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise ; their praise is costly, designing to get by those they bespeak ; they are the worst of creatures ; they lie to flatter, and flatter to cheat ; and, which is worse, if you believe them, you cheat yourselves... 
