 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 pagina’s
...the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those 116 he converses with ; and knows how to apply them to...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... | |
 | 1816 - 816 pagina’s
...if we look into particular communities and divifions of men, we may obfcrve that it is the di'creet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the converfation, and gives meafures to the fociety. A man with great talents, but void of discretion,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 pagina’s
...make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the taleuts of those he converses with ; and knows how to apply...that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the leari*td, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 pagina’s
...of other men's. The discreet/ man finds out the talents of tUose he converses with ; and knows bow to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular rommunitir.sS and divisions of men, we may observe, that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pagina’s
...Di>cretion does not 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...into particular communities and divisions of men, we niiy observe, that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pagina’s
...Discretion does not 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 how to apply them to propor uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe,... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pagina’s
...but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talent of those he converses with, and knows bow culapius ; doshtlea out of a submissive deference...(whom he s*ts forth as a pattern of per fection), with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, enilued... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pagina’s
...Discretion does not 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...proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities5 and divisions of men, we may observe, that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 pagina’s
...discretion not only makes a man master of his own parts, but of other men's ; for the discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Let us, however, distinguish between Discretion and Cunning, for they are not the same. The latter... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pagina’s
...does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other tneu's. The discreet roan finds out the talents of those he converses with; and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Acrnrdingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions ot men, we may observe, that it is... | |
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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... 
