The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best AuthorsM. W.. Dodd, 1853 - 432 pages |
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... thine own judgment , to show thy wit , lest it prepare thee to be too in- different about what is right ; nor against another man to vex him , or for mere trial of skill , since to inform or be in- formed , ought to be the end of all ...
... thine own judgment , to show thy wit , lest it prepare thee to be too in- different about what is right ; nor against another man to vex him , or for mere trial of skill , since to inform or be in- formed , ought to be the end of all ...
Page 138
... thine improvement , not by what thou speakest or writest , but by the firmness of thy mind , and the government of thy passions and affections.- Fuller . IMPRUDENCE . Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue ; nor is there ...
... thine improvement , not by what thou speakest or writest , but by the firmness of thy mind , and the government of thy passions and affections.- Fuller . IMPRUDENCE . Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue ; nor is there ...
Page 143
... thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business , soften the hardness of ill - success and disappoint- , ments , and give thee an humble confidence before God , when the ingratitude of man , or the iniquity of the times , may ...
... thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business , soften the hardness of ill - success and disappoint- , ments , and give thee an humble confidence before God , when the ingratitude of man , or the iniquity of the times , may ...
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... we should . -Fuller . LOVE . - Let thy love be to the best , so long as they do well ; but take heed that thou love God , thy country , thy prince , and thine own estate , before all others : for 166 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... we should . -Fuller . LOVE . - Let thy love be to the best , so long as they do well ; but take heed that thou love God , thy country , thy prince , and thine own estate , before all others : for 166 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
Page 167
Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors Tryon Edwards. and thine own estate , before all others : for the fancies of men change , and he that loves to - day , hateth to - morrow ; but let reason be thy school - mistress , which shall ...
Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors Tryon Edwards. and thine own estate , before all others : for the fancies of men change , and he that loves to - day , hateth to - morrow ; but let reason be thy school - mistress , which shall ...
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