It is a sign of arrogance to be mad at someone for not acting as per your advice, especially if it was unsolicited.
I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho_ awkwardly, for his Word__ sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss in keeping it.
Fruits of Solitude: In Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life
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I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho_ awkwardly, for his Word__ sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss in keeping it.
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