| Benjamin Vaughan - 1793 - 336 pàgines
...much as pride is that of little ones. Let us, then, deal with magnaminity towards the French ; and " be to their faults a little blind, and " to their virtues very kind."—But above all let us avoid the rafh opinion, that we can give to the French tks government... | |
| William Kitchiner - 1823 - 738 pàgines
...right — to cherish the desire of pleasing in them, you must show them that you are pleased : — " Be to their faults a little blind, And to their virtues very kind. " By such conduct — ordinary Servants, will often be converted into Good ones; — few so hardened,... | |
| Samuel Adams (servant.) - 1826 - 526 pàgines
...besides, nothing is so endearing as being courteous to our inferiors. A most excellent maxim is, " Be to their faults a little blind, And to their virtues very kind." By these, and similar means, bad servants may be converted into good ones, and the whole •household... | |
| William Kitchiner - 1827 - 524 pàgines
...right — to cherish the desire of pleasing in them, you must show them that you are pleased : — «' Be to their Faults a little blind, " And to their Virtues very kind." By such conduct, ordinary Servants may be converted into Good ones ; — -few are so hardened^ as not... | |
| John S. Skinner - 1829 - 436 pàgines
...they do right; to cherish the desire ol pleasing in them, you must show them that you are pleased:— 'Be to their faults a little blind, And to their virtues very kind.' By such conduct, ordinary servants will often be converted into good ones; few are so hardened as not... | |
| 1830 - 986 pàgines
...of the community require that a family should be exposed to such corrupting influences, we should " Be to their faults a little blind, And to their virtues very kind." If it be intended merely to inquire into the working of our institutions and the practicability of... | |
| William Kitchiner - 1836 - 432 pàgines
...right — to cherish the desire of pleasing in them, you must shew them that you are pleased : — " Be to their faults a little blind, And to their virtues very kind." By such conduct, ordinary Servants may be converted into Good ones ; — -few are so hardened, as not... | |
| 1838 - 426 pàgines
...other— let us not check the ardor of their departure, but lifting up a ' God's benison' upon them, ' Be to their faults a little blind, and to their virtues very kind.' Reader, art thou an aquatic ? Docs thy spirit leap with the dancing of the waves, and bound to pour... | |
| Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle - 1841 - 380 pàgines
...as it happens that most of the peculiarities of America are derived from England, Englishmen should be " to their faults a little blind," and " to their virtues very kind." We ourselves are sore enough when our national characteristics are made the subject of foreign animadversion,... | |
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