The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 126
... heaven . " " Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth . " " If thou wilt be perfect , go and sell that thou hast , and give to the poor , and thou shalt have treasure in heaven . ” " For what is a man profited , if he shall gain the ...
... heaven . " " Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth . " " If thou wilt be perfect , go and sell that thou hast , and give to the poor , and thou shalt have treasure in heaven . ” " For what is a man profited , if he shall gain the ...
Page 385
... heaven what that disruption itself must produce ; I see that it must produce war , and such a war as I will not describe , in its twofold character . Peaceable secession ! Peaceable secession ! The concurrent agreement of all the ...
... heaven what that disruption itself must produce ; I see that it must produce war , and such a war as I will not describe , in its twofold character . Peaceable secession ! Peaceable secession ! The concurrent agreement of all the ...
Page 496
... heaven , came out and said it was hell . And the socialists , the American , English , the European socialists , they did not recognize their own heaven . As some wit put it , the trouble with them was that they were waiting at a ...
... heaven , came out and said it was hell . And the socialists , the American , English , the European socialists , they did not recognize their own heaven . As some wit put it , the trouble with them was that they were waiting at a ...
Contents
IN GENERAL | 9 |
IN PARTICULAR | 32 |
THINKING CONTINENTALLY | 65 |
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