Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 119
... better who strives with temptation ? But there is no merit in the matter . Either God is there , or he is not there . We love characters in proportion as they are impulsive and spontaneous . The less a man thinks or knows about his ...
... better who strives with temptation ? But there is no merit in the matter . Either God is there , or he is not there . We love characters in proportion as they are impulsive and spontaneous . The less a man thinks or knows about his ...
Page 266
... better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which wrought through it , and thus ever behind the coarse effect , is a fine cause ...
... better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which wrought through it , and thus ever behind the coarse effect , is a fine cause ...
Page 276
... better . The great man will not be prudent in the popular sénse ; all his prudence will be so much deduction from his grandeur . But it behooves each to see when he sacrifices pru- dence , to what god he devotes it ; if to ease and ...
... better . The great man will not be prudent in the popular sénse ; all his prudence will be so much deduction from his grandeur . But it behooves each to see when he sacrifices pru- dence , to what god he devotes it ; if to ease and ...
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