 | John Todd - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 414
...neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter suggestion of a friend,—who fluctuates from opinion to opinion,...weather-cock to every point of the compass, with every breath'of caprice that blows,—can never accomplish any thing great or useful. Instead of being progressive... | |
 | William Wirt - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 92
...resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter suggestion of a friend, who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan,...weather-cock, to every point of the compass, with every breeze of caprice that blows, can never accomplish any thing great or useful. Instead of being progressive... | |
 | 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 986
...resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend — who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan...breath of caprice that blows — can never accomplish any thing great or useful. Instead of being progressive in any thing, he will be at best stationary,... | |
 | 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 436
...first counter-suggestion of a friend—who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan—and veers, like a weathercock, to every point of the compass, with every breath of caprice that blows—can never accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in anything, he... | |
 | The treasury of wit and anecdote - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 336
...resolves, but Buffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter suggestion of a friend — who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan,...— can never accomplish anything great or useful. SPOILED CHILD. As a gentle hint to others similarly annoyed, we record the rebuke of a visitor, to... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...Wirt, " but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend ; who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan,...probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which Lucan ascribes to Csesar, nescia virtus stare loco,... | |
 | 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...be changed by the first counter- suggestion of a friend; who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, and from plan to plan, and veers like a weathercock to...anything, he will be at best stationary, and more probably retrogade in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which. Lucan... | |
 | 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 450
...counter-suggestion of a friend — who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan—and veers, like a weathercock, to every point of the compass, with every breath of caprice that blowscan never accomplish any thing great or useful. Instead of being progressive in any thing, ho... | |
 | 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...says Win, " but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend ; who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan,...probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which Lucan ascribes to Caesar, nescia virtus stare loco,... | |
 | Joachim Sterck van Ringelberg - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 120
...says Wirt, 'but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend; who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan,...probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which Lucan ascribes to Caesar, nescia virtus stare loco,... | |
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That the man who is perpetually hesitating which of two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first countersuggestion of a friend-— who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from... 
