Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son And Godson
Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son And Godson
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On the contrary, 30 their taking up adventitious proves their want of intrinsic merit; a rich man never borrows. Take this rule for granted, as a never-failing one, — that you must never seem to aflfect the character in which you TO HIS SON 113 have a mind to shine. Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. The affectation of courage will make even a brave man pass only for a bully, as the affectation of wit will make a man of parts pass for a coxcomb. By this modesty I do not 5 ...mean timidity and awkward bashfulness. On the contrary, be inwardly firm and steady, know your own value whatever it may be, and act upon that principle; but take care to let nobody discover that you do know your own value. Whatever real merit you have, 10 other people will discover, and people always magnify their own discoveries, as they lessen those of others.
Letter XXXIII IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ENUNCIATION London, July the 9th, O. S. 1750.
My Dear Friend: I should not deserve that appel- lation in return from you, if I did not freely and 15 explicitly inform you of every corrigible defect, which I may either hear of, suspect, or at any time discover in you.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On the contrary, 30 their taking up adventitious proves their want of intrinsic merit; a rich man never borrows. Take this rule for granted, as a never-failing one, — that you must never seem to aflfect the character in which you TO HIS SON 113 have a mind to shine. Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. The affectation of courage will make even a brave man pass only for a bully, as the affectation of wit will make a man of parts pass for a coxcomb. By this modesty I do not 5 ...mean timidity and awkward bashfulness. On the contrary, be inwardly firm and steady, know your own value whatever it may be, and act upon that principle; but take care to let nobody discover that you do know your own value. Whatever real merit you have, 10 other people will discover, and people always magnify their own discoveries, as they lessen those of others.
Letter XXXIII IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ENUNCIATION London, July the 9th, O. S. 1750.
My Dear Friend: I should not deserve that appel- lation in return from you, if I did not freely and 15 explicitly inform you of every corrigible defect, which I may either hear of, suspect, or at any time discover in you.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Chesterfield Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of to read onlineMoreLess
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