{"product_id":"the-tatler-9781617202537","title":"The Tatler","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Voltaire | Fran Ois-Marie Arouet | William F. Fleming\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wilder Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wilder Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't imagine, my dear, that, by what I'm going to say, I mean to exercise the authority of a mother, always ready as you know I am, to listen in my turn to your reasons when I think them good; my intention is not to lay my commands on you, but to give you my advice; it is my heart which speaks to you, and that experience I have had in the world makes me foresee evils which I would endeavor to prevent: you have been at court, I think, not above two months; believe me, 'tis a dangerous situation: the perfidious group of courtiers always look on a new-comer with an eye of malevolence, and soon find out all his imperfections: from the first moment, they condemn him, without pity or remorse; and, which is still worse, their judgment is irrevocable: be guarded against their malice: on the first step we take in life, the rest of it must in a great measure depend: if you once make yourself ridiculous, the world will think you always so: the impression will remain: it is in vain, as you advance in years, to change your conduct, and assume a more serious behavior: you will suffer a long time from old prejudices: even if we do grow better, we are still suspected; and I have often known men pay dearly in their old age for the errors of their youth: have a little regard therefore to the world, and remember you ought to live now more for that than for yourself. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilder Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46869036695703,"sku":"9781617202537","price":1086.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617202537.webp?v=1769992060","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tatler-9781617202537","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}