World's Laconics Being Choice Thoughts of Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1871 - 432 pages |
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... everything , though in most things it is unattainable ; however , they who aim at it , and persevere , will come much nearer to it , than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattain- able.- Chesterfield ...
... everything , though in most things it is unattainable ; however , they who aim at it , and persevere , will come much nearer to it , than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattain- able.- Chesterfield ...
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... everything , and part with nothing . - South . COVETOUS , THE . — The covetous man heaps up riches , not to enjoy them , but to have them ; and starves himself in the midst of plenty ; and most unnaturally cheats and robs him- self of ...
... everything , and part with nothing . - South . COVETOUS , THE . — The covetous man heaps up riches , not to enjoy them , but to have them ; and starves himself in the midst of plenty ; and most unnaturally cheats and robs him- self of ...
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... the Chinese , said , " This is a very strange man . He believes everything but the Bible ! " CREDULOUSNESS . - Credulousness is the concomitant of the first stages of life ; and is indeed the principle 58 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... the Chinese , said , " This is a very strange man . He believes everything but the Bible ! " CREDULOUSNESS . - Credulousness is the concomitant of the first stages of life ; and is indeed the principle 58 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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... everything into gold : it is " Pay as you go . ” — John Randolph . DECEPTION . There are three persons you should never deceive your physician , your confessor , and your lawyer.- Walpole . DEFECTS OF CHARACTER . - Certain trifling ...
... everything into gold : it is " Pay as you go . ” — John Randolph . DECEPTION . There are three persons you should never deceive your physician , your confessor , and your lawyer.- Walpole . DEFECTS OF CHARACTER . - Certain trifling ...
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... every- thing nature can demand , than we sit down to contrive arti- ficial appetites .-- Johnson . DESIRES . - We all take too much after the wife of Zeb- edee ; every one would have something , such perhaps as we are ashamed to utter ...
... every- thing nature can demand , than we sit down to contrive arti- ficial appetites .-- Johnson . DESIRES . - We all take too much after the wife of Zeb- edee ; every one would have something , such perhaps as we are ashamed to utter ...
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