The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best AuthorsM. W.. Dodd, 1853 - 432 pages |
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... ness , BENEVOLENCE NOT TO BE PUT OFF . - Rich people who are covetous , are like the cypress - tree , they may appear well , but are fruitless ; so rich persons have the means to be gen- erous , yet some are not so , but they should ...
... ness , BENEVOLENCE NOT TO BE PUT OFF . - Rich people who are covetous , are like the cypress - tree , they may appear well , but are fruitless ; so rich persons have the means to be gen- erous , yet some are not so , but they should ...
Page 39
... goodness : Christian cheerful- ness is the external manifestation of that homage . CHEERFULNESS , ITS EFFECTS .-- A cheerful temper , joined with innocence , will make beauty attractive , knowledge de- THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 39.
... goodness : Christian cheerful- ness is the external manifestation of that homage . CHEERFULNESS , ITS EFFECTS .-- A cheerful temper , joined with innocence , will make beauty attractive , knowledge de- THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 39.
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... ness of another life , much to fear death which is the neces- sary passage thereto . - Sir H. Vane . DEATH , WHEN NEAR . - A good man , when dying , once said , Formerly death appeared to me like a wide river , but now it has dwindled ...
... ness of another life , much to fear death which is the neces- sary passage thereto . - Sir H. Vane . DEATH , WHEN NEAR . - A good man , when dying , once said , Formerly death appeared to me like a wide river , but now it has dwindled ...
Page 73
... ness , for joy ; and all find ruin ! DRINKING . - Some one commending Philip of Macedon , for drinking freely , " That , " said Demosthenes , " is a good quality in a sponge , but not in a king . " DRUNKENNESS . - Drunkenness is a ...
... ness , for joy ; and all find ruin ! DRINKING . - Some one commending Philip of Macedon , for drinking freely , " That , " said Demosthenes , " is a good quality in a sponge , but not in a king . " DRUNKENNESS . - Drunkenness is a ...
Page 80
... ness , because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves ; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy , will find himself equally unaffected with irretrievable losses . Johnson . EMPLOYMENT . - He that does not ...
... ness , because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves ; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy , will find himself equally unaffected with irretrievable losses . Johnson . EMPLOYMENT . - He that does not ...
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