The Young Gentleman and Lady Instructed in Such Principles of Politeness, Prudence, and Virtue, as Will Lay a Sure Foundation for Gaining Respect, Esteem, and Satisfaction in This Life, and Eternal Happiness in a Future State, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The Young Gentleman and Lady Instructed in Such Principles of Politeness, Prudence, and Virtue, as Will Lay a Sure Foundation for Gaining Respect, Esteem, and Satisfaction in This Life, and Eternal Happiness in a Future State, Vol. 2: Interspersed With Such Observations and Maxims, as Demonstrate the Danger and Folly of Vice, and the Advantage and Wisdom of VirtueTherefore let us value ourfelves upon thofe things, which fuperior beings think valuable, fince that is the only way for us hereafter not to fink infour own efieem. It is for want of this re¿ection that we find the whole fpecies of our youth, and grown men, incorrigibly prepofi'efi'ed with vanity, pride, or ambition, according to the refpec tive purfuits, to which they turn themfelves in life, by which means the world is ih fatuated with the love of appearances, in fiead of realities and fubf'cance for, the vain man takes praife for honour, the proud man ceremony for refpeé'c, and the ambi tious man power for glory and honour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.