| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1701 - 460 pages
...Phyfician to wonder at a Fever , or a Mafter of a Vefiel at a crofs Blaft of Wind. XVI. To Retract, or mend a Fault at the Admonition of a Friend , hurts...you fee your miftake , and willing to retrieve it. XVII. If what is done difpkafes you, why do you do it, if 'tis in your power to let it alone? But if... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1708 - 444 pages
...be for a Phylician to wonder at a Fever, or a Mafter of a Veffel at a crofs Blaft of Wind. XVI. To Retraft or mend a Fault at the Admonition of a Friend,...you had grown wifer upon your own Thought. For 'tis ft ill your own Judgment and Temper, which makes you fee your miftake, and willing to retrieve it.... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1726 - 360 pages
...or mend a Fault at the Adrfrt>H!tfofl of a Friend -hurts your Credit or Liberlfy-,-rk> more ttlariif you had grown wifer upon your own Thought. For 'tis ftill your bwn Judgment ai^ Temper,' /wftiekhfetoefc Vou fee yourMiftake and 'wiil&g to retrieve it. •itV-II.... | |
| Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pages
...uncertainty of things awakens their circumfpedlion, and holds them upon their guard. 230. To retradt, or mend a fault, at the admonition of a friend, hurts...if you had grown wifer upon your own thought. For it is flill your own judgment and temper, which makes you fee your miftake, and willing to retrieve... | |
| Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...admonifh, but never publicly reprehend your friend ; an open admonition is an open difgrace. To retract or mend a fault at the admonition of a friend, hurts...if you had grown wifer upon your own. thought ; for it is ftill your judgment and temper, which make you fee your miftake, and willing toretrieve, it.... | |
| General reader - 1827 - 246 pages
...we must give a fund, if we will draw the assistances we need. — Rowe. ADMONITION. — To retract or mend a fault at the admonition of a friend, hurts your creditor liberty, no more than if you had grown wiser upon your own thought; for it is still your own... | |
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