 | Hermann Pückler-Muskau (Fürst von) - 1833 - 572 頁
...extremely cautious and discreet in the use of this expedient, and exercise great deliberation before I resolve upon it; but when once it is done, even if...mature consideration, I should lose all respect for myself; — and what man of sense would not prefer death to such an alternative? for death is only... | |
 | Hermann Pückler-Muskau (Fürst von) - 1833 - 568 頁
...extremely cautious and discreet in the use of this expedient, and exercise great deliberation before t resolve upon it; but when once it is done, even if...of breaking it after such mature consideration,'! should lose all respect for myself; — and what man of sense would not prefer death to such an alternative?... | |
 | 1849 - 588 頁
...exceedingly cautious and discreet in the use of this expedient, and exercise great deliberation before I resolve upon it ; but when once it is done, even if...such an immutable law. If I were capable of breaking in after such mature consideration, I should lose all respect for myself; and what man of sense would... | |
 | Secrets - 1882 - 74 頁
...exceedingly cautious and discreet in the use of this expedient, and exercise great deliberation before I resolve upon it ; but when once it is done, even if...mature consideration, I should lose all respect for myself — and what man of sense would not prefer death to such an alternative ? WORK. LAZINESS begins... | |
 | Jacob Gould Schurman, James Edwin Creighton, Frank Thilly, Gustavus Watts Cunningham - 1907 - 716 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken,...whatever inconveniences I foresee likely to result. If I were capable of breaking my word after such mature consideration, I should lose all respect for... | |
 | William James - 1907 - 50 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken,...whatever inconveniences I foresee likely to result. If I were capable of breaking my word after such mature consideration, I should lose all respect for... | |
 | 1908 - 48 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken,...whatever inconveniences I foresee likely to result. If I were capable of breaking my word after such mature consideration, I should lose all respect for... | |
 | William Walter Smith - 1909 - 540 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken, I hold it to be perfectly irrevocable, whatever inconvenience I foresee likely to result. If I were capable of breaking my word after such mature consideration,... | |
 | William James - 1911 - 90 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken,...whatever inconveniences I foresee likely to result. If I were capable of breaking my word after such mature consideration, I should lose all respect for... | |
 | William James - 1911 - 430 頁
...course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I afterwards think I have been precipitate or mistaken,...irrevocable, whatever inconveniences I foresee likely to resi^^ If I were capable of brea kingmy wor(A-fll such mature consideration, I should lose all respect... | |
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is this: I give my word of honor most solemnly to myself to do or to leave undone this or that. I am of course extremely cautious in the use of this expedient, but when once the word is given, even though I... 
