 | English literature - 1803 - 240 pages
...amittit (idem. I'II.T:I>. The wretch that often has deceiv'd, Though truth he speaks ; is ne'er believ'd. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering falshoods ; he replied, " Not •" te be credited when he shall tell the truth." The character of a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...dicit, amittit Jidem. *Th« wretch that often has deceiv'd, Though truth he speaks, is ne'er believ'd. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain...Not to be credited when he shall tell the truth.' t The character of a liar is at once so hateful and contemptible, that even of those who have lost... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...amittitjidem. PHJED. The wretch that often has deceiv'il, Though truth he speaks, is ne'er bcliev'd. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain...he shall tell the truth." The character of a liar ,s at once so hateful and contemptible, that even of those who have lost their virtue it might be expected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 390 pages
...did, ani'Mit Jldem. The wretch that often has deceiv'd, Though truth he speaks, is ne'er Ix'liev'd. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering falsehoods? he replied, " Not to be cre" dited when he shall tell the truth." The character of a liar is at once so hateful and contemptible,... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - Asia - 1821 - 194 pages
...Mouth sewed up. When Aristotle, who was a Grecian philosopher, and the tutor of Alexander the Great, was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering...not to be credited when he shall tell the truth." On the contrary, it is related, that when Petrarch, an Italian poet, was summoned as a witness on a... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - Asia - 1822 - 194 pages
...sewed up. When Aristotle, who was a Grecian Philosopher, and the tutor of Alexander the Great, was cnce asked, what a man could gain by uttering falsehoods,..."not to be credited when he shall tell the truth." On the contrary, it is related, thatwhenPetrarch,an!talian Poet, was summoned as a witness on a certain... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - Asia - 1822 - 194 pages
...Liar's mouth sewed up. When Aristotle, who was a Grecian Philosopher, andthetutorof Alexander theGreat, was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering falsehoods, he replied, "not to be credited when lie shall tell the truth." On the contrary, it is related, that when Petrarch, an Italian Poet, was... | |
 | John Hawkesworth - English essays - 1823 - 302 pages
...amiltit fide m. PHJED. The wretch that often has deceived, Though truth he speaks, is ne'er believed. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain...when he shall tell the truth." The character of a liar'is at once so hateful and contemptible that even of those who have lost their virtue it might... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 650 pages
...unittit fidem. — PHXD. The wretch that often has deceir'd, Tboufh truth he speaks, is ne'er belicvM. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering falsehoods ; he replied, j Not to be credited when he shall tell the truth.' The character of a liar is at once so hateful and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 546 pages
...amittit fidem. nijED. The wretch that often bas deceiv'd, Though truth he speaks, is ne'er believ'd. WHEN Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain...the truth." The character of a liar is at once so hatet'ul and contemptible, that even of those who have lost their virtue it might be expected that... | |
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When Aristotle was once asked, what a man could gain by uttering falsehoods, he replied, ' not to be credited when he shall tell the truth.' " The character of a liar is at once so hateful and contemptible, that even of those who have lost their virtue... 
