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Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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- Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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- Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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- London :: printed for W. Chandeler, in the Pourcy; and Tho. Scott, in Cranbone-Street, Leicester-Fields,
- 1698.
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livest too long; what thou gi∣vest let him receive from thy hand as Gifts, not from thy Tenants as Rent; keep the Reins of thy Estate in thy own hand, lest thou forsaking the Sovereignty of a Father, he forget the Reverence of a Child: let his liberty be grounded up∣on thy permission, and keep him within the compass of thy Instructions: Let him feel thou hast the Curb, though occasi∣on urge thee not to Check: Give him the choice of his own Wife if he be wise, Counsel his affection rather than Cross it; if thou be'st wise let his Marriage-bed be made in se∣cret, or depend upon thy Grave. If he be given to Lavish Com∣pany
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endeavour to stave him off with lawful Recreations: be cheerful with him that he may love thy presence, and wink at small faults that thou mayst gain him; be not always chiding lest thou harden him, neither knit thy brow too often lest thou dishearten him: Re∣member the discretion of a Fa∣ther oft times prevents the de∣struction of a Child.