World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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... desire he would consider , that as soon as he was so , he quitted our profession , and turned builder.- Cow- ley . AIM HIGH - Aim at perfection in everything , though in most things it is unattainable ; however , they who aim at it ...
... desire he would consider , that as soon as he was so , he quitted our profession , and turned builder.- Cow- ley . AIM HIGH - Aim at perfection in everything , though in most things it is unattainable ; however , they who aim at it ...
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... desire what one does not possess . " CONTENTMENT : -A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world ; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires , it will arise in the next ...
... desire what one does not possess . " CONTENTMENT : -A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world ; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires , it will arise in the next ...
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... desire to learn , or think they need it ; all desire to be pleased , or , if not , to be easy . Sir W. Temple . CONVERSATION . The first ingredient in conversation is truth , the next , good sense , the third good humor , and the fourth ...
... desire to learn , or think they need it ; all desire to be pleased , or , if not , to be easy . Sir W. Temple . CONVERSATION . The first ingredient in conversation is truth , the next , good sense , the third good humor , and the fourth ...
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... desire , hope , all the pleasing motions of the soul , rise in the pursuit . Addison . COVETOUSNESS . — If money be not thy servant , it will be thy master . The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth , as that may be ...
... desire , hope , all the pleasing motions of the soul , rise in the pursuit . Addison . COVETOUSNESS . — If money be not thy servant , it will be thy master . The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth , as that may be ...
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... DESIRE . - Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion ; and he whose real wants are supplied , must admit those of fancy . - Johnson . - DESIRE AND APPETITE.- -Where necessity ends , desire and curiosity begin ; and no sooner are ...
... DESIRE . - Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion ; and he whose real wants are supplied , must admit those of fancy . - Johnson . - DESIRE AND APPETITE.- -Where necessity ends , desire and curiosity begin ; and no sooner are ...
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