Particularly as to the affairs of this world, integrity hath many advantages over all the fine and artificial ways of dissimulation and deceit ; it is much the plainer and easier, much the safer and more secure way of dealing in the world : it has less... The Spectator - Page 1321739Full view - About this book
| Thomas Fuller - 1731 - 526 pages
...peep out, and betray herfelf one Time or other. Therefore if any Man 'think it convenient 'to feem good, let him be fo indeed, and then his Goodnefs will appear to every Body's Satisfaction. For Truth is convincing, and carries its own Light and Evidence along with it, and will not only commend... | |
| Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pages
...betray herfelr" one Time or other. Therefore, if any Man think it convenient to feem good^ let him bt fo indeed •, and then his Goodnefs will appear to every Body's Satisfaction : So that upon all Accounts, Sincerity '^trueWifdom, Particularly, as to the Affairs of this World,... | |
| John Tillotson - 1748 - 448 pages
...and betray herfelf one time or other. Therefore, if any man think it conB 2 venient venient to feem good, let him be fo indeed, and then his goodnefs will appear to every body-s fatisfaction : lor truth is convincing, and carries its own light and evidence along with it... | |
| 1773 - 394 pages
...will peep out and betray herfelf one time or other. Therefore it any man think it convenient to feem good, let him be fo indeed, and then his goodnefs will appear to every body's f-uisfafcion ; fo that upon all accounts iincerity is true wifdom. Particularly as to the affairs of... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...return, and will betray herfelf at one time or other. Therefore if any man think it convenient to'leem good, let him be fo indeed, -and then his goodnefs will appear to every one's fatisfaction ; for truth is convincing, and carries its own light and evidence along with it,... | |
| 1786 - 670 pages
...appear to every body's fitisfailion ; lo that upon all account» fincerity is true wil'dom. Particuhrly as to the affairs of this world, integrity hath many...advantages over all the fine and artificial ways of diffinmlatioH and deceit; it is much the plainer and eafier, much the f.ifer and more fecure way of... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...will peep out and betray herfelf one time or other. Therefore, if any man think it convenient to feem good, let him be fo indeed, and then his goodnefs will appear to every body's fatisfaftion ; fo that, upon all accounts, fincerity is true wifdom. Particularly as to the affairs... | |
| 1792 - 494 pages
...gcxxlnefs will appear to every body's fatisfailiim ; fo that, upon all accounts, finccrity is true wildom. Particularly as to the affairs of this world, integrity...advantages over all the fine and artificial ways of dilÍirrtulaúo\\ 1м\<1<^хя\х-, -s. ¡ч much tUc pUinuv «»A CAÍ\« , w\»dcv and moro fccun-... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pages
...will peep out and betray herfelf one time or other. Therefore if any man think it convenient to feem good, let him be fo indeed, and then his goodnefs will appear to every body's fatisfaction ; fo that upon all accounts fincerity is true wifdom. Particularly as to the affairs of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pages
...goodness will appear to every body's satisfaction ; so that upon all account! sincerity is true wisdom. Particularly as to the affairs of this world, integrity...advantages over all the fine and artificial ways of dissimulation and deceit ; it is much the plainer and easier, much the safer and more secure way of... | |
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