World's Laconics Being Choice Thoughts of Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1871 - 432 pages |
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... understanding who can believe in them . The thing formed , says that nothing formed it ; and that which is made , is , while that which made it is not ! finite . Jeremy Taylor . This folly is in- ATHEIST AND HYPOCRITE . - An atheist is ...
... understanding who can believe in them . The thing formed , says that nothing formed it ; and that which is made , is , while that which made it is not ! finite . Jeremy Taylor . This folly is in- ATHEIST AND HYPOCRITE . - An atheist is ...
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... understanding , the joy of my heart , the fulness of my hope , the clarifier of my affec- tions , the mirror of my thoughts , the consoler of my sorrows , the guide of my soul through this gloomy labyrinth of time , the telescope sent ...
... understanding , the joy of my heart , the fulness of my hope , the clarifier of my affec- tions , the mirror of my thoughts , the consoler of my sorrows , the guide of my soul through this gloomy labyrinth of time , the telescope sent ...
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... understanding ; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities ; silences the loud and clamorous , and brings over the most obstinate and inflexible . Philip of Macedon was a man of ...
... understanding ; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities ; silences the loud and clamorous , and brings over the most obstinate and inflexible . Philip of Macedon was a man of ...
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... understanding , as well as common sense , is kicked out of doors , the first proselyte he makes is himself ; and when that is once compassed , the difficulty is not so great in bring- ing over others ; a strong delusion always operating ...
... understanding , as well as common sense , is kicked out of doors , the first proselyte he makes is himself ; and when that is once compassed , the difficulty is not so great in bring- ing over others ; a strong delusion always operating ...
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... understanding with the world , and of the inward peace of our own minds . - Thomas à Kempis . CENSORIOUSNESS . - The most censorious , are generally the least judicious , who , having nothing to recommend them- selves , will be finding ...
... understanding with the world , and of the inward peace of our own minds . - Thomas à Kempis . CENSORIOUSNESS . - The most censorious , are generally the least judicious , who , having nothing to recommend them- selves , will be finding ...
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