 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1750 - 538 pagina’s
...gives in his turn the reafon why he is fatisfied. " Content I am -with " myfetf> fays Chamides, becaufe of my poverty. *' When I was rich, I was obliged to pay my court " to informers, knowing I was more liable to be " hurt by them, than capable to do them harm.... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1802 - 378 pagina’s
...in his turn the reafon why h$ is .fatisfied. " 1 am content with myfelf," fays Chamides, " becaufe of my poverty. When I was rich, I was obliged to pay my court to informers, knowing I was more liable to be hurt by them, than capable of doing them harm.... | |
 | 1811 - 662 pagina’s
...gives in his turn the reafon why he is fatisfied " with himfelf. ' I am fatisfied with myfelf,' faya '* Chamides, ' on account of my poverty. When " I was rich, I was obliged to pay court to the 'c tt " hurt me more than I could hurt them. The re- i Boothby , " public was always demanding from... | |
 | Stewart W. and co - 1884 - 146 pagina’s
...leur, puis. Each guest gave in turn his reason for being contented. " I am contented, said Charmidé," on account of my poverty. When I was rich I was obliged to pay court to slanderers, knowing well that I was more liable to receive an injury from them than to be able to do... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1989 - 814 pagina’s
...gives his reason for being pleased with himself. "I am pleased with myself," says Charmides, "because of my poverty. When I was rich I was obliged to pay court to slanderers, well aware that I was more likely to receive ill from them than to cause them any; the... | |
 | Scott J. Hammond, Kevin R. Hardwick, Howard Leslie Lubert - 2007 - 1236 pagina’s
...gives his reason for being pleased with himself. "I am pleased with myself," says Charmides, "because an essential part of the regulation of trade, and that the S slanderers, well aware that I was more likely to receive ill from them than to cause them any; the... | |
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because of my poverty. When I was rich, I was obliged to pay my court to informers, knowing I was more liable to be hurt by them than capable of doing them harm. The republic constantly demanded some new tax of me; and I could not decline paying. Since... 