 And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men ; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better of their characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges,...  Lives of Illustrious Men - الصفحة 573بواسطة Plutarch - 1881 - عدد الصفحات: 925عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Plutarch - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 588
...circumstance of it. It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with...better of their characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore as portrait-painters... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 556
...wonderful story of so great a king as Alexander the Great) always the most glorious exploits that " furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue...better of their characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore as portrait-painters... | |
 | 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...the wonderful story of so great a king as Alexander the Great) always the most glorious exploits that "furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue...better of their characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore as portrait-painters... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1861 - عدد الصفحات: 632
...It must be borne in mind," he says, " that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with...better of their characters and inclinations than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore, as portrait-painters... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1861 - عدد الصفحات: 634
...borne in mind," he says, " that my desigu is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorions exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest...a jest, informs us better of their characters and inclinatious than the most famons sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever.... | |
 | 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 404
...Great) always the most glorious exploits that " furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virture or vice in men ; sometimes a matter of less moment,...better of their characters and inclinations than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore as portrait-painters... | |
 | John Barfoot - 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 172
...sketcher of character, Plutarch, well observes, " It is not always the most glorious exploits that furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue...expression, or a jest, informs us better of their character and inclinations than the most famous sieges." Hence, that distinguished limner designates... | |
 | Plutarch - 1875 - عدد الصفحات: 586
...circumstance of it. It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with...better of their characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore as portrait-painters... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...averring that his design was not to write histories, but lives. " The most glorious exploits," he says, " do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or of vice in men. Sometimes a matter of much less moment, an expression or a jest, better informs us... | |
 | Levi W. Yaggy - 1881 - عدد الصفحات: 984
..."It must be borne in mind," he says, " that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with...better of their characters and inclinations than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever. Therefore, as portrait-painters... | |
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