This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...--devenu--cru--cru. 7. Indiquez l'etymologie des mots on--en--y--du--seing--signe--levre--rien--fois--loin--pas--point--ce--cet; lundi--dimanche--dedans--dehors--ensemble. 8. La langue francaise a-t-elle conserve des traces du genre neutre? Afternoon Paper. A. Translate into French: --Of Self-Praise. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...--devenu--cru--cru. 7. Indiquez l'etymologie des mots on--en--y--du--seing--signe--levre--rien--fois--loin--pas--point--ce--cet; lundi--dimanche--dedans--dehors--ensemble. 8. La langue francaise a-t-elle conserve des traces du genre neutre? Afternoon Paper. A. Translate into French: --Of Self-Praise. Men have, in generai, a much greater propensity to overvalue than undervalue themselves, notwithstanding the opinion of Aristotle. This makes us more jealous of the excess on the former side, and causes us to regard with a special indulgence ail tendency to modesty and self-diffidence, as esteeming the danger less of falling into any vicious extreme of that nature. It is thus, in countries, where men's bodies are apt to exceed in corpulency, Personal beauty is placed in a much greater degree of slenderness than in countries where that is the most usual defect. Being so often struck with the instances of one species of deformity, men think they can never keep at too great a distance from it, and wish always to have a leaning to the opposite side. In like manner, were the door opened to self-praise, and were Montaigne's maxim observed, that one should say as frankly, I have sense, I have learning, I have courage, beauty or wit, as it is sure we often think so; were this the case, I say, every one is sensible that such a flood of impertinence.would break in upon us as would render society wholly intolerable. For this reason custom has established it as a rule, in common societies, that men should not indulge themselves in self-praise, or even speak much of themselves; and it is only among intimate friends or people of very manly behaviour, that one is allowed to do himself justice. Nobody finds fault with Maurice, Prince...
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