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Deontology
If you find a
man engaged in a
pursuit in which success
is hopeless, and expense
by waste of time seriously
prejudicial, tell him
so.
But if not avoid
saying any thing that
can lead to discourage
him.
On the contrary, say
what appears to you
so it be consistent with
Truth likely to encourage
him.
Hold up to his view
the consideration which
leads be probabilize
success: not bringing
out spontaneously any
the tendency of which is
to disprobabilize it.
More particularly
of success would in
your view be upon the
whole beneficent to
himself and mankind
at large.
If in this case you
represent success as improbable,
you will hurt
his feelings without any
possible good. If he on
his part instead, in favour
of probability of success
you will appear to him
in the character of a person
making pretension to superior
virtue and holding
him in contempt with
character of a self-deceiver.
Whereas
Whereas want of
judgment may be
evidenced as well
by regarding success
as improbable where
it is probable as
by regarding it as
probable when it is
probable.
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Deontology 27 Oct 1829
Contest and a point of no
practical importance
merely because you are in
the mer right, the other in the
room. And if such contests
spring
and enmity.
If on account of
something which he
has done a demand
presents itself for speaking
of a man in the
correspondent unfavourable
light, mention
the particular fact, not in general
terms the opinion formed
by you in that ground.
The fact may prove the
too correctness of your
judgment of inclination,
In the term of condemnation
will prove nothing
perhaps in the eyes of
the person you are conversing
with but the
state of your affection
will refer to the
person in question.
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Deontology 28 Sept 1829
Abstain from useless
contradiction.
The meas
imputing it wounds
power.
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In particular,
& Judicial Procedures.
Conduct of the functionaries
employed in giving
executions and effect
to it.
For mode, See Ch. 5. Administrative, §.
8 or 4.
Art 4. As to prisons, and
all other instruments
employed in punishmt.,
his functions are those
of Army, Navy, Interior the procurative. 2. the
Communication and
Domain Ministers within
their Departments;
whether the charge be
borne by National or Local
funds.
9 or 5.
Art 5. For more apt performance,
he performs
Inspection Circuits,
as per Ch. 8. §
10 or 6. Supplemt.
Art 6. For non intermission,
he locates permanent
eventual Deputy,
and incidental do.
as do. the other judicial
functionaries, as per
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