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"Now," said he, "show us your ability by blaming the Macedonians, in order that they may be made better men by having their shortcomings pointed out." Kallisthenes hereupon began to speak in a depreciatory strain, and told many home-truths about the Macedonians, pointing out that Philip had become strong only because Greece was weakened by faction, and quoting the line,
She would go round later in the day and see how she could be useful. She turned away. It was Ronder now who was "up"...and a little pulling- down would do him no sort of harm. There were a few little things she was longing, herself, to tell him. A few home-truths. Then, half-way down the High Street, she met Julia Preston, and didn't they have a lot to say about it all!
Major Bolton also is working the land seventeen miles down coast, and planting cocoa-nuts, chocolate, and Kola-trees. The latter, when ten years old, are said each to fetch 15l. per annum. Here, therefore, we have at least a beginning. During the discussion on Mr. Griffith's lecture, some home-truths were told by the Hon. Mr. His speech, therefore, was delivered only a week or so before his death.
But, if they chose to rescind their vote I said I was willing to resign." "They accepted that?" "Krazinski forced them to. He told them some home-truths. They dared not face the law courts lest it should come out that the professorships were the rewards of sectarian bigotry. He went right through the list, and ended by resigning his position. "Then Campbell got up and regretted his speech.
This quaint person was permitted to utter everywhere and to everybody in incoherent fashion the pseudo home-truths that passed through his head. One day he went up to the grande Mademoiselle de Montpensier, and said to her before everybody, "Since you are so anxious to get married, marry me; then that will be a man-fool and a woman-fool."
When we want to go deep into eternal verities you silence us with frivolous din and dainty playthings for fear of losing your slaves." "I don't grant that." "Then why hinder an earnest discussion by all this hubbub?" "Because this was not the right place or time." "It never is the right time for the tyrants to let their slaves confer, or to hear home-truths."
This quaint person was permitted to utter everywhere and to everybody in incoherent fashion the pseudo home-truths that passed through his head. One day he went up to the grande Mademoiselle de Montpensier, and said to her before everybody, "Since you are so anxious to get married, marry me; then that will be a man-fool and a woman-fool."
And if the squire ain't satisfied with the way his work's done now, why he can take you on as a second string, you know. You'd show us all, I'll be bound, how to make the money fly. Then Robert's temper gave way, and he turned upon the half-drunken brute before him with a few home-truths delivered with a rapier-like force which for the moment staggered Henslowe, who turned from red to purple.
And Rose turned to her sister, the defiant head thrown back, a passion of manifold protest in the girlish looks. 'It is very easy, my dear, to be judge in one's own case, replied Agnes calmly, recovering herself. 'Suppose you tell Catherine some of these home-truths? Rose collapsed at once.
"So now you are quite happy, you monster of iniquity!" said she, giving Nucingen a little slap on the cheek, "now that I have at last accepted a present from you. I can no longer tell you home-truths, for I share the fruit of what you call your labors. This is not a gift, my poor old boy, it is restitution. Come, do not put on your Bourse face. You know that I love you."
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