 People seek for what they call wit, on all subjects, and in all places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Página 47de Alexander Pope - 1737Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 788 páginas
...self-respect of conceited men relieves other» from the duty of respecting them at all. — HW Beecher. 9+ needless, but it impairs what it would improve. — Pope. The more one speaks of himself, the lesf... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 páginas
...places, not considering that nature loves truth so well that it hardly ever admits of flourishing: conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 772 páginas
...self-respect of conceited men relieves other» from the duty of respecting them at all. — //. W. Beecher. eriors, no finer. Be what you say ; and, within the rules needless, but it impairs what it would improve. — Pope. The more one speaks of himself, the les*... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 páginas
...places, not considering that nature loves truth so well that it hardly ever admits of flourishing: conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Marguerite Wilkinson - 1925 - 346 páginas
...places; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Thomas Lucian Cline - 1923 - 300 páginas
...places; but considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far... | |
 | 1925 - 402 páginas
...places; not considering that nature loves truth so well that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve.71 An attitude with some historical and critical solidity... | |
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