 | 1879 - 308 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think, and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | 1879 - 308 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think, and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1881 - 324 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world : one, by talking faster than they think, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1881 - 326 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world : one, by talking faster than they think, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1881 - 342 sivua
...think, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom. This,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 558 sivua
...opposite ways by which some "" men make a figure in the world : one, by talking faster than they think, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 sivua
...consequence of the astonishing magnitude of his ideas ! 4. There are two opposite ways by which some men get into notice, — one by talking a vast, deal,...tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a vaporing, superficial pretender acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts, — by the other,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 504 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think, and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts: by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think, and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts: by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | 1886 - 332 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one, by talking faster than they think, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the... | |
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There are two opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world: one by talking faster than they think and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. 
