Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 63
... common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both is the same . Why all this deference to Alfred and Scanderbeg and Gustavus ? Suppose they were vir . tuous ; did they wear out virtue ? As great a ...
... common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both is the same . Why all this deference to Alfred and Scanderbeg and Gustavus ? Suppose they were vir . tuous ; did they wear out virtue ? As great a ...
Page 64
... common origin . For the sense of being which in calm hours rises , we know not how , in the soul , is not diverse from things , from space , from light , from time , from man , but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same ...
... common origin . For the sense of being which in calm hours rises , we know not how , in the soul , is not diverse from things , from space , from light , from time , from man , but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same ...
Page 74
... common motives of humanity and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law , to himself , that a simple purpose may ...
... common motives of humanity and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law , to himself , that a simple purpose may ...
Page 110
... common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gar- dener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sewing , serving ; in ...
... common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gar- dener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sewing , serving ; in ...
Page 134
... common men , " is fanaticism , and betrays obtuseness to perceive that there is one mind in all the individuals , and no respect of per sons therein . By doing his work he makes the need felt which 134 SPIRITUAL LAWS .
... common men , " is fanaticism , and betrays obtuseness to perceive that there is one mind in all the individuals , and no respect of per sons therein . By doing his work he makes the need felt which 134 SPIRITUAL LAWS .
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