Advice to young gentlemen, in their several conditions of life· By way of address from a father to his children. By the Abbot Goussault, counseller in Parliament. With his sentiments and maxims upon what passes in civil society. Printed at Paris 1697, and translated into English.

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Advice to young gentlemen, in their several conditions of life· By way of address from a father to his children. By the Abbot Goussault, counseller in Parliament. With his sentiments and maxims upon what passes in civil society. Printed at Paris 1697, and translated into English.
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Goussault, Jacques.
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London :: printed for Tho. Leigh, at the Peacock against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street,
1698.
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Young men -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
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"Advice to young gentlemen, in their several conditions of life· By way of address from a father to his children. By the Abbot Goussault, counseller in Parliament. With his sentiments and maxims upon what passes in civil society. Printed at Paris 1697, and translated into English." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41719.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.

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II.

One of the best Counsels, and the most con∣stant Maxims, that I can give you upon this matter, is, that you never disoblige any one;

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never speak ill of any person, but to bear with the Faults of others; to esteem and praise those that deserve it, and pay a civil respect to all those you Converse with.

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