... in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in the possession of your error. And by such a manner, you can seldom hope to recommend yourself in pleasing your hearers, or to persuade... The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Page 77by Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 pagesFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1868 - 434 pages
...improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not...Pope says, judiciously: " Men should be taught as ifyou taught them not. And things unknmun propos'd as things forgot;" farther recommending to us "... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1869 - 426 pages
...improvement from the knowledge of others, and }'et at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not...taught as if you taught them not. And things unknown prop of das things forgot ;" farther recommending to us " To speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence."... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1869 - 878 pages
...Absalom and Ahithophel." I will, of course, insult no reader by supposing him to need being " reminded " (Men should be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot,) of the political relations of King Charles II., the Duke of York, Lord... | |
| Theodore Parker - Theology - 1871 - 256 pages
...Wilful run and pick it up ; then varying the experiment, and so conquering without a battle. He knew ' Men should be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot." He took care not to wound the vanity of men, or hurt their self-esteem,... | |
| Theodore Parker - American literature - 1871 - 602 pages
...Wilful run and pick it up ; then varying the experiment, and so conquering without a battle. He knew 1 Men should be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot.' He took care not to wound the vanity of men, or hurt their self-esteem,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 pages
...maitre d'hotel, for bills already once paid, the Doctor says : same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in yout present opinions, modest, sensible men,...you desire. Pope says, judiciously : " Men should In taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot ;" farther recommending... | |
| William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 pages
...at the same time express yourself as firmly fixed in your present opinions, modest, sensi- 245 ble men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in possession of your error. And by such a manner, you can seldom hope to recommend yourself in pleasing... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1884 - 594 pages
...improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in yom present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not...taught as if you taught them not. And things unknown propos'd as things forgot ;" farther recommending to us " To speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence."... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Printers - 1884 - 598 pages
...information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in yout present opinions, modest, sensible men,...you desire. Pope says, judiciously : " Men should l'e taught as if you taught them not. And things unknown propos 'd as things forgot ;" farther recommending... | |
| William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 620 pages
...improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fixed in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not...disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in possession of your error.2 And by such a manner you can seldom hope to recommend yourself in pleasing... | |
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