Word: orly
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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WERE dirty vituperation argument, the criticism upon Dr. Bartol's "Radical Problems" in the last Madisonensis would be very effective. It proposes to alter the title to "Lying Made Easy." It accuses him of good, square misrepresentations, or lies, and of lies oblique. The spirit of the article may be...
ALL babble is undignified, and the man who is truly wise is sparing of his words. His mind is not shallow, with its thoughts all lying upon the surface; it is rather like one of those calm, deep pools sometimes found in the course of a noisy stream. The little...
The influence exerted upon society by the silent man is irresistible; his very silence is a proof of wisdom. But let him break through his reserve, and his doom is sealed; henceforth he has lost his dignified-exaltation, and become one of the mobile vulgus. There is deeply implanted in...
Therefore, if you wish to retain the good opinions of your companions, be reserved and quiet, be never moved to laughter by a pun or joke; for the man who perpetrates it is half ashamed of himself, half convinced that he is doing something unseemly, and if you retain your...
Ask any man what words in his life he most regrets, those which he uttered or those which he left unuttered, and you will receive only one reply. No, my gushing friend, the silent people are those who rule this world, and all the rest of us are but puppets...