 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...mind too active confumes the body, as the richeft jewels are fooneft found to wear their fettings. Wear your learning like your watch in a private pocket, and do not pull it out merely to fhew that •you have one. Knowledge is like power in this refpect, that they who have the... | |
 | John Grose - 1782 - 574 pages
...is ever feeming to know more than others. Lord Chefterfield fays, " wear your Learning like " yeur watch, in a private pocket, and " do not pull it out, and ftrike it, merely «* to {hew that you have one." " No " wonder then, fays an ancient author, " that... | |
 | School - 1783 - 358 pages
...language of the company you are in ; fpeak it purely, and unlarded withany other. Nerer feem wifer, .nor more learned, than the people you are with ;...learning like your watch, in a private pocket ; and not pull it out and ftrike it, merely to fhew that you have one. If you are aflced what o'clock it... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...of the company you rrc in ; Ipeak it purely, and unlarded with any ether. Never feem wifer, nor more than the people you are with. Wear y.our learning,...in a private pocket ; and do not pull it out, and ftrike it, merely to fhow that you have one. If you are allied what o'clock it is, tell it ; but do... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 374 pages
...matter discrete." — Cited from the Menagiana, by Mr. Harris. " Never," says one, " seem wiser or more learned than the people you are with.. Wear your...; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to shew that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell ; but do not proclaim it hourly and... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 362 pages
...matter discrete." — Cited from the Menagiuna, by Mr. Harris. " Never," says one, " seem wiser or more learned than the people you are with. Wear your...; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to shew that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell ; but do not proclaim it hourly and... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 468 pages
...from learned ostentation. Speak the langnage of the company you are in; speak it purely, and uularded with any other. Never seem wiser, nor more learned,...your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it ont and strike it, merely to show that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell it ;... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...from learned ostentation. Speak the language of the eompany you are in ; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other. Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with Wen your learning like your wateh, in a private poeket ; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1815 - 360 pages
...learned ostentation. Speak the language of the company that you are in , speak it pnrely - and unlarded with any other . Never seem wiser, -nor more learned,...and do not pull it out , and strike it , merely to shew that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell it; but do not proclaim it hourly... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 pages
...from learned ostentation. Speak the language of the company you are in ; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other. Never seem wiser nor more learned than the people you are with. Weai your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely... | |
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Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one. 
