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" We are too much reminded of a medical experiment where a series of patients are taking nitrous-oxide gas. Each patient in turn exhibits similar symptoms, — redness in the face, volubility, violent gesticulation, delirious attitudes, occasional stamping,... "
Emerson's complete works [ed. by J.E. Cabot]. Riverside ed - Page 64
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884
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Culture, Behavior, Beauty: Books, Art, Eloquence. Power, Wealth, Illusions

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 388 pages
...time, a selfish enjoyment of his sensations, and loss of perception of the sufferings of the andience. Plato says, that the punishment which the wise suffer,...worse men; and the like regret is suggested to all the anditors, as the penalty of abstaining to speak, — that they shall hear worse orators than themselves....
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Society and solitude, 12 chapters

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 308 pages
...of patients are taking nitrous-oxide gas. Each patient, in turn, exhibits similar symptoms—redness in the face, volubility, violent gesticulation, delirious...all the auditors, as the penalty of abstaining to speak—that they shall hear worse orators than themselves. But this lust to speak marks the universal...
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The Christian socialist, Volumes 1-2

1883 - 410 pages
...of Rome 's,\ve must work to bring about the reign of true order and justice. A CLOUD OF WITNESSES. The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to...government, is to live under the government of worse men. — Plato. These are the facts. The laborious poor produce the means of life by their labour. Rich...
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"The Young Idea": Or, Common School Culture

Caroline Bigelow Le Row - 1888 - 232 pages
...might help to avert all danger. Plato says that the punishment which the wise man suffers who refuses to take part in the government is to live under the government of worse men. But did any wise man ever so refuse, or, refusing, did he not fairly forfeit the claim to be called...
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Bulletin of Pharmacy, Volume 15

1901 - 590 pages
...public." To secure such laws, remarks Professor Beal, "pharmacists must be active, not passive, factors. Plato says ' that the punishment which the wise suffer...government is to live under the government of worse men.' The penalty imposed upon pharmacists if they fail to take a proper interest in the enactment of pharmacy...
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Argentine, Patagonian, and Chilian Sketches: With a Few Notes on Uruguay

Charles Edmond Akers - 1893 - 202 pages
...from reaping the full benefit of their labour, and retard s_their progress at every turn of the wheel. Plato says that the punishment which the wise suffer...government is to live under the government of worse men. This is a maxim that the foreigners in Argentina will do well to take seriously to heart. The remedy...
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Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign ...

Rev. James Wood - 1893 - 694 pages
...punishment of criminals should be of use ; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing. / 'oltaire. 15 The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to...government, is to live under the government of worse men. The pure in heart shall see God. Jesus. The purer the golden vessel the more readily is it bent ; the...
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 474 pages
...that makes them good receivers and conductors, and they avenge themselves for their enforcedsilence by increased loquacity on their return to the fireside....that they shall hear worse orators than themselves. 1 But this lust to speak marks the universal feeling of the energy of the engine, and the curiosity...
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Society and Solitude: Twelve Chapters

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 466 pages
...We are too much reminded of a medical experiment where a series of patients are taking nitrous^pxide gas. Each patient in turn exhibits similar symptoms,...speak, — that they shall hear worse orators than themselves.1 But this lust to speak marks the universal feeling of the energy of the engine, and the...
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A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the ...

Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 776 pages
...foundation of all states is in good laws and good arme.— Machiavelli. The punishment suffered by the wise ds bad men. — Plato. Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carta and crutches. — Our...
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