| Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 504 sidor
...the cards of another, whereas dissijimlation intends nothing more than to hide our own. Simulation is a stiletto, not only an offensive,, but an unlawful...possible to preserve secrecy in the administration of publick affairs without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in it without secrecy.... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 498 sidor
...whereas dissijnulation intends nothing more than to hide our own. Simulation is a stiletto, not only aft offensive, but an unlawful weapon: and the use of...possible to preserve secrecy in the administration of publick affairs without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in it without secrecy.... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 500 sidor
...dissimulation intends nothing more than to hide our, own. Simulation is a stiletto, not only an offensivej but an unlawful weapon: and the use of it may be rarely,...possible to preserve secrecy in the administration of publick affairs without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in it without secrecy.... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 sidor
...unjnst, hut an uulawful weapon, and the nse of it very rarely to he excnsed, never jnstified. Whereas dissimulation is a shield, as secrecy is armour; and it is no more possihle to preserve secrecy in husiness without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to sncceed... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - 492 sidor
...unjust, but an unlawful weapon, and the use of it very rarely to be excused, never justified : whereas dissimulation is a shield, as secrecy is armour ; and it is no more possible to preserve secrecy in business, without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in business without secrecy.... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 sidor
...unjust but an unlawful weapon, and the use of it very rarely to be excused, never justified. Whereas dissimulation is a shield, as secrecy is armour; and it is no more possible to preserve secrecy in business, without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in business without secrecy.... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 sidor
...unjust but an unlawful weapon, and the use of it very rarely to be excused, never justified. Whereas dissimulation is a shield, as secrecy is armour ; and it is no more possible to preserve secrecy in business, without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in business without secrecy.... | |
| Henry Allon - 1849 - 588 sidor
...Bolingbroke says that simulation is a stiletto, not only an unjust but an unlawful weapon, whereas dissimulation is a shield, as secrecy is armour, and it is no more possible to preserve secrecy in business without some degree of dissimulation than it is to succeed without secrecy. If this is sharper's... | |
| English authors - 1869 - 458 sidor
...into the cards of another, whereas dissimulation intends nothing more than to hide our own. Simulation is a stiletto, not only an offensive, but an unlawful...secrecy in the administration of public affairs without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in it without secrecy. Those two arts of cunning... | |
| Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.), Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1870 - 318 sidor
...into the cards of another, whereas dissimulation intends nothing more than to hide our own. Simulation is a stiletto : not only an offensive, but an unlawful...secrecy in the administration of public affairs without some degree of dissimulation, than it is to succeed in it without secrecy. Those two arts of cunning... | |
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