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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: YES AND NO. ' ' We came into the world like brother and brother, And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another. Shakespeare. MR. LOZELL'S TREATISE ON THE ART OF SAYING YES. He humbly answered 'Yea Bob.' Anon. Our opinion is very much strengthened by the belief that many of our friends will assent to it, when we assert that no art requires in a greater degree the attention of a young man, on his entrance into life, than that of saying Yes. A man who deigns not to use this little word is a bulldog in society; he studies his own gratification rather than that of his friends, and of course accomplishes neither: in short, he deserves not to be called a. civilized being, and is totally unworthy of the place which he holds in the creation. Is not it right to believe the possible fallacy of one's own opinion Yes. Is not it proper to have a due consideration for the opinion of others Yes Is not it truly praiseworthy to sacri- MR. OAKLEY'S TREATISE ON THE ART OF SAYING NO. My son?learn betimes to say No. Miss Edgeworth. Our opinion is not a jot weakened by the probability that many of our friends will dissent from it, when we assert that no art requires in a greater degree the attention of a young man, on his entrance into life, than that of saying No. A man who is afraid to use this little word is a spaniel in society; he studies to please others rather than to benefit himself, and of course fails in both objects: in short, he deserves not to be called a man, and is totally unworthy of the place which he holds in the creation. Is he a rational being who has not an opinion of his own No. Is he in the possession of his five senses who sees with the eyes, who hears with the ears, of other men No fice our conviction, our argument, ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217209540 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217209548 |
| Weight | 0.71 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 In |
| List Price | $15.37 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 214 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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