World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page v
... character . Not only does he need to be taught originally how to think , but his mind necessarily becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not merely as furniture , but as aliment ...
... character . Not only does he need to be taught originally how to think , but his mind necessarily becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not merely as furniture , but as aliment ...
Page vi
... character will be likely to rise or sink , very much as the character of these silent , but ever - present and influential as- sociates , is elevated or grovelling . But while there is an almost endless diversity in the pro- ductions of ...
... character will be likely to rise or sink , very much as the character of these silent , but ever - present and influential as- sociates , is elevated or grovelling . But while there is an almost endless diversity in the pro- ductions of ...
Page vii
... character . It is scarcely necessary to add that this is a work to be studied , rather than cursorily read ; and however the most superficial reader may be delighted by the many bright and pithy sentences which it contains , none but ...
... character . It is scarcely necessary to add that this is a work to be studied , rather than cursorily read ; and however the most superficial reader may be delighted by the many bright and pithy sentences which it contains , none but ...
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... characters decidedly bad . - Lavater . ASSOCIATES , THEIR INFLUENCE . - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise ... CHARACTER . -A traveller amid the scenery of the Alps , surrounded by the sublimest demonstrations of God's power ...
... characters decidedly bad . - Lavater . ASSOCIATES , THEIR INFLUENCE . - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise ... CHARACTER . -A traveller amid the scenery of the Alps , surrounded by the sublimest demonstrations of God's power ...
Page 29
... character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book cannot be read without making one the worse . A person may be ru- ined by reading a single volume ! Bad ...
... character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book cannot be read without making one the worse . A person may be ru- ined by reading a single volume ! Bad ...
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