Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (18)

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221 Those who put off repentance till another day have a day more to repent of and a day less to repent it 222 He that finds a thing and does not restore it steals it 223 If you would know the value of a guinea try to borrow one of a stranger 224 Make choice of your wife by your ears and not by your eyes 225 It is a good feature in a young man's character to respect and notice the schoolmaster that educated him 226 Let no indecent expression escape your lips before your children 227 He that hinders not a mischief when it is in his power is guilty of it 228 Make your will when you are well and your last moments will suffer no disturbance
229 Religion is the best armour but the worst cloak 230 If you tell your secrets to your servant he will soon become your master 231 Our limited faculties will not allow us to comprehend eternity 232 A man who cannot bear slight misfortunes is in danger of becoming mad when he meets with heavy ones 233 A magistrate who administers an oath without solemnity furnishes a man with a good excuse for perjury 234 Metaphysics have made many a man worse but never made one better 235 Without frugality few would be rich and with it few would be poor 236 Animals directed by instinct never err Man guided by reason often does 2 on

This is the eighteenth post in our new Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Much Enlarged, 1809) series.  For the first sixteen posts:

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (2) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (3) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (4) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (5) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (6) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (7)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (8) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (9) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (10)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (11)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (12) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (13)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (14) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (15)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (16)

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (17)

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