Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manner (46)

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556 If an idle man knew the value of time he would not be so desirous of kill ing it 557 If an injury was not to be re sented you would have a demand made upon your coat and perhaps on your waistcoat a short time after 558 If you permit a gossiping liar to enter your house you will soon become as bad as herself 559 Repentance is generally an at tendant upon sickness but to what extent that kind of repentance will go is only for God to determine 560 To a man who is not used to it it is an embarrassing circumstance to at tend the levee of a great man 561 When a wife elopes from her husband he ought not to be at the expense of a post chaise to follow her
562 Some men are too proud to be grateful 563 A pack of hounds is more easily managed than a pack of idle servants 564 When at College it is a dis honourable act in a son to call upon a father for more money than he can afford especially if he has other children to pro vide for 565 In a state of high civilization friendship is rare 566 A woman who dances gracefully generally thinks gracefully 567 A passionate man is neyer pas sionate in the presence of his superiors 568 A College recluse is generally considered as an exotic when he has un fortunately strayed into a lady's drawing He should be sent back to he room fresh potted

568 is wild.  Considering that and 564, I would say someone had beef with a college kid.  Do you find any of these maxims amusing or shocking?

This is the forty-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 forty-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) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (5) 

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (6) 

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Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (9) 

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