Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 7
... wise man . All books , monuments , pictures , con- versation , are portraits in which the wise man finds the linea- ments he is forming . The silent and the loud praise him , and accost him , and he is stimulated wherever he moves as by ...
... wise man . All books , monuments , pictures , con- versation , are portraits in which the wise man finds the linea- ments he is forming . The silent and the loud praise him , and accost him , and he is stimulated wherever he moves as by ...
Page 64
... wise man will extend this lesson to all parts of life , and know that it is always the part of prudence to face every claimant , and pay every just demand on your time , your tal- ents , or your heart . Always pay ; for , first or last ...
... wise man will extend this lesson to all parts of life , and know that it is always the part of prudence to face every claimant , and pay every just demand on your time , your tal- ents , or your heart . Always pay ; for , first or last ...
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... wise , he is altogether ignorant . He hears and feels what you say of the seraphim , and of the tin - peddler . There is no permanent wise man , except in the figment of the stoics . We side with the hero , as we read or paint , against ...
... wise , he is altogether ignorant . He hears and feels what you say of the seraphim , and of the tin - peddler . There is no permanent wise man , except in the figment of the stoics . We side with the hero , as we read or paint , against ...
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