 People easily pardon, in young men, the common irregularities of the senses ; but they do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age ; I fear rather worse ; always harder. A young liar will be an old one ; and a young...  Letters on education, and characters - Page 14by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847Full view - About this book
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...forgive the leaft vice of the heart. Tlic heart never grows better by age ; I fear, rather wdrfe ; always harder. A young liar will be an old one ; and...will only be a greater knave as he grows older. But mould a bad young heart, accompanied with a good head (which, by the way, very feklom is the cafe),... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...not forgive the leail vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age -TI tear rather worfe ; always harder. A young liar will be an old one ; and...will only be a greater knave as he grows older. But (hould a bad young heart, accompanied with a good head (which, by the way, very feldom is the cafe)... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - 404 pages
...not forgive the leaft vice of the heart. The heart never grows belter by age ; I fear rather worfe ; always harder. A young liar will be an old one ; and a young knave will on)/ be a greater knave as he grows older. But i4 LORD CHESTERFIELD'S LETTERS fhould a bad young heart... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...of the senses ; but they do not forgive the least viee of the heart. The heart never grows better ly age ; I fear rather worse ; always harder. A young...greater knave as he grows older. But should a bad young huart, aeeompanied with a good head (whieh, by lhe way, very sddom is the ease), really reform in a... | |
 | 1818 - 254 pages
...but they do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows.tietter by age : I fear worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old...heart, accompanied with a good head (which by the way is very seldom the case) really reform in a more advanced age, from a consciousness of its folly, as... | |
 | 1827 - 112 pages
...but they do not forsrive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age ; 1 fear worse, always harder.— A young liar will be an old...heart, accompanied with a good head, which by the way is very seldom the case, really reform in a more advanced 8£e 3 from a consciousness of its .folly... | |
 | 1827 - 292 pages
...; bu«4hev do not forgive the least vice of the heart. The heart never grows better by age ; I fear worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old...heart, accompanied with a good head, which by the way is very seldom the case, really reform in a more advanced age, from a consciousness of its folly as... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1828 - 270 pages
...heart. The heart never grows better by age ; I fear rather worse ; always harder. A young liar wfll be an old one ; and a young knave will only be a greater...accompanied with a good head, (which, by the way, is very seldom the case,) really reform in a more advanced age, from a consciousness of its folly,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...the latest moment of evening from the first of night. — Lavater. cxxn. The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse; always harder. A young...knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. — Chesterfield. • cxxvn. Every true critic is a hero born, descending in a direct line from a celestial... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...latest moment of evening from the first of night. — Lavater. CXXVI. The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse; always harder. A young...knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. — Chesterfield. cxxvn. Every true critic is a hero born, descending in a direct line from a celestial... | |
| |
