 In a word, whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it is soon over ; but the inconvenience of it is perpetual, because it brings a man under an everlasting jealousy and suspicion, so that he is not believed when he...  Illustrations of Lying: In All Its Branches - Seite 157von Amelia Opie - 1829 - 224 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802
...artifice must naturally tend to the disappointment of him that practises it. ' Whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...is not believed when he speaks truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly. When a man hath once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he... | |
 | British essayists - 1802
...artifice must naturally tend to the disappointment of him that practises it. ' Whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...is not believed when he speaks truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly. When a man hath once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1803
...artifice must naturally tend to the disappointment of him that practises it. ' Whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...that he is not believed when he speaks truth, nor tnisted when perhaps he means honestly. When a rnan hath once forfeited the reputation of his integrity,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 376 Seiten
...journey's end , than bye-ways , in which men often lose themselves. In a word , whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...it is perpetual , because it brings a man under an everfasting jealousy and suspicion , so that he is not believed when he speaks truth , nor trusted... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808
...journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves. In a word, whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...because it brings a man under an everlasting jealousy anjl suspicion, so that he ts ngt - * - . . V believed when he speaks truth, nor trusted perhaps when... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 400 Seiten
...which men often lose themselves. In a word whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood aud dissimulation, it is soon over ; but the inconvenience...an everlasting jealousy and suspicion, so that he k not believed when he speaks truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly. When a man hatU once... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves. In a word, whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...suspicion, so that he is not believed when he speaks truth, Bor trusted perhaps when he means honestly. When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812
...journey's end than by ways, in which men .often loose themselves. In a word, whatsoever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood .and dissimulation,...inconvenience of it is perpetual, because it brings a nan under an everlasting jealousy and suspicion,, so- that he is not believed when he speaks truth,... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 407 Seiten
...journey's end, than by ways in which men often lose themselves. In a word, whatever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it...jealousy and suspicion, so that he is not believed when lie speaks the truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly. Wheli a man hath once forfeited the... | |
 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 177 Seiten
...falsehood and dissimulation, it is soon over ; but their inconvenience is perpetual, because they bring a man under an everlasting jealousy and suspicion, so that he is not believed when he speaks truth, or trusted perhaps when he means honestly. When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity,... | |
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