Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (26)

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326 Some men are continually looking forward for evils to come while others expect that every thing will happen just as they wish far 327 Family secrets should not travel 328 Before you engage in becoming security for another consider whether you can with convenience to yourself pay the whole money should it ever be de manded of you 329 A proud man suffers many mor tifications that humility would have pre vented 330 A handsome woman who has an infirm husband should be very circum spect in her conduct She is like a mark set up for every idle person to shoot at 331 An honest man thrown down by misfortunes will find many persons dis posed to lift him up

332 It will consume half your life time to become a mistress of music and unless you mean to be a teacher of the art the gratification will not repay the labour 333 Every man can tame a shrew but he that has one 334 It is well for man that he cannot look into futurity 335 Physic is an honourable profes sion but avarice sometimes makes it a disgraceful one 336 Great is the condemnation that awaits an immoral clergyman some sin attaches to his superior 337 A mother who has daughters should contrive her amusements as exam ples to them 338 When you receive a present be some time before you make a return if a return be thought necessary

This is the twenty-sixth post in our Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Much Enlarged, 1809) series.  For the first twenty five 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) 

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