 If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow-men,...  Common Sense - Page 1931874Full view - About this book
 | James Everett - 1859 - 392 pages
...progressive stages, may labour for immortality; stating, that, " if we work upon marble, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust ; but, if we work upon immortal minds, — if we imbue them with high principles — with the just fear of God and love of... | |
 | William King Tweedie - 1860 - 530 pages
...npon brass, lime win efface it; If we rear temples, they will erumble into dust; but if we work npon immortal minds,— If we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men, we engrave upon those tablets something that will hrighten all eternity."— DANIEL... | |
 | 1860 - 324 pages
...Father's home." LOU. IF we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it ; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust:...them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men, — we engrave on those tablets something which will brighten to all eternity. —... | |
 | Jacob Lowres - 1862 - 192 pages
...following EXAMPLE 26. If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon our immortal minds, if we endue them with right principles, with the just fear of God and of our fellow-men, we engrave on those... | |
 | 1862 - 392 pages
...sentiment : " If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if wo rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon our immortal minds — if we embue them with principles, with the just fear of God and of our fellow-men, we engrave on these tablets... | |
 | 1863 - 496 pages
...our desires needs careful watching. A NOBLE SENTIMENT. — If we work upen brass, time will elfaco it ; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and cur fellow men, we... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1863 - 254 pages
...Seneca. DANIEL WEBSTER. " IF we work on marble, it will perish, if we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble into dust. But if we work upon immortal minds, if we embue them with high principles, with the just fear of God and love of their... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1872 - 464 pages
...statesmen and orators, " If we work upon marble it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will eft'ace it ; -if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust ; but if we work upon immortal minds — if we imbue them with principles, with the fear of God and love of our fellow men... | |
 | Reformed Church in the United States. General Convention - 1863 - 670 pages
...form and finish. " If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work on immortal minds, — if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men,... | |
 | 1864 - 606 pages
...brass, time will efface it ; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust ; but it' we work upon immortal minds — if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God, and of our fellowmen — we engrave upon these tablets something which will brighren to all eternity."... | |
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