Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners

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520 It is unpardonable to praise an author's verses so as to induce him to publish them unless they are very ex cellent of their kind 521 There being generally a matter of convenience on one side it seldom hap pens that a second marriage is so happy as the first 522 Fagging at great schools is a shameful practice A boy being made a slave of when young becomes a tyrant when old 523 A grace of gratitude after meals should never be dispensed with 524 Things that are of the most value are not always of the greatest use Iron is a metal of the least value but of the greatest use 523 Use yourself to thinking and you will find that you have more in your head than you thought of
526 Manufactures and Agriculture are our two hands When one is lopped off we have another left which will grow stronger the more it is used 527 Never ask a lady a serious question till you find that she has shown some partiality towards you If she be a co quette she will play off her arts at you but that is not partiality 528 Meat that is put upon the table ill dressed is half wasted 529 Pen ink and paper are cheap commodities but in skilful hands are readily converted into gold and silver 530 We call that a contrary wind that is not favourable to ourselves forgetting that it is blowing a favourable gale for somebody else 531 The sight of a distressed beggar has its use It awakens our humanity and makes us contented with our lot

This is the forty-third 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 forty-two posts:

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