 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pagina’s
...does discretion only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other mens. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows...into particular communities and divisions of men, we observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pagina’s
...discretion only make a man the master of hii own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, .and knows how to »ppty them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pagina’s
...difcreet man finds out the talents of thofe he converfes with; and knows how to apply them to proper ufes. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may obierve, that it is the difcreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pagina’s
...discretion only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows...that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the karned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with great... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 pagina’s
...discretion only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows...conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pagina’s
...mens. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, 178 THE SPECTATOR. Ne. 225and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly,...conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong ancl blind, endued... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pagina’s
...Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The disereet man finds out the talents of those he converses with ; and knows...communities and divisions of men, we may observe, that itis the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pagina’s
...does discretion only make a man the master of his own parts, bat of other mens. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, it' we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pagina’s
...Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man Huds out the talents of those he converses with ; and knows...who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pagina’s
...Discretion does not only make a man the master of hia own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with ; and knows...conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fahle, strong and blind ; endued... | |
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The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the... 
