Section 9. A GOOD RULE[1].
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Section 9. A GOOD RULE[1].
A French minister, who was alike[2] remarkable[3] for his[4] despatch of business and his constant[5] attendance at places of public amusement, being[6] asked how he contrived to combine both objects, replied: “Simply[7] by never postponing till to-morrow what should be done[8] to-day.”—S. Smiles.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Lebensregel, f.Note 2 · ‘alike ... and’, sowohl ... wie auch.Note 3 · to be remarkable for something, sich durch etwas aus´zeichnen.Note 4 · his — business, schnelle Erledigung seiner Amtsgeschäfte.Note 5 · constant — amusement, regelmäßiger Besuch öffentlicher Vergnügungsorte. The prep. durch, which requires the acc., must be repeated at the beNote 6 · ‘being — replied’; this sentence requires an entirely different construction in German, say ‘answered upon the question, how (App. § 16) he Note 7 · Simply — to-morrow, Einfach dadurch, daß ich nie auf morgen verschiebe.Note 8 · ‘to do’, here erledigen. See S. 2, N. 1, and place the verbs in the order pointed out in S. 7, N. 7.