World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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... possessed by it more than any other against whom it is directed.- Clar endon . ANGER , ITS PREVENTION . — To rule one's anger is well ; to prevent it is better . - Edwards . ANTIQUARIANISM . - I do by no means advise you 20 THE WORLD'S ...
... possessed by it more than any other against whom it is directed.- Clar endon . ANGER , ITS PREVENTION . — To rule one's anger is well ; to prevent it is better . - Edwards . ANTIQUARIANISM . - I do by no means advise you 20 THE WORLD'S ...
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... possess , and should show their wealth to be more in doing good , than merely in having it . They should not reserve their benevolence for purposes after they are dead , for those who give not till they die , show that they would not ...
... possess , and should show their wealth to be more in doing good , than merely in having it . They should not reserve their benevolence for purposes after they are dead , for those who give not till they die , show that they would not ...
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... possessed of those qualities , though he had never seen a court , is truly agreeable ; and if without them , would continue a clown , though he had been all his life a gentleman usher . Goldsmith . - CHANCERY . - Equity is a roguish ...
... possessed of those qualities , though he had never seen a court , is truly agreeable ; and if without them , would continue a clown , though he had been all his life a gentleman usher . Goldsmith . - CHANCERY . - Equity is a roguish ...
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... possesses , the greater his facilities for making additions to it . Character is power - is influence ; it makes friends ; creates funds ; draws patronage and sup- port ; and opens a sure and easy way to wealth , honor , and happiness ...
... possesses , the greater his facilities for making additions to it . Character is power - is influence ; it makes friends ; creates funds ; draws patronage and sup- port ; and opens a sure and easy way to wealth , honor , and happiness ...
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... possessed of . It was Plato's advice to an unpolished writer , that he should sacri- fice to the Graces . In the same manner I would advise every man of learning , who would not appear in the world a mere scholar , or philosopher , to ...
... possessed of . It was Plato's advice to an unpolished writer , that he should sacri- fice to the Graces . In the same manner I would advise every man of learning , who would not appear in the world a mere scholar , or philosopher , to ...
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