Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 110
... knowledge and virtue , whereof wealth and credit are signs . These signs , like paper money , may be counterfeited or stolen , but that which they represent , namely , knowl- edge and virtue , cannot be counterfeited or stolen . These ...
... knowledge and virtue , whereof wealth and credit are signs . These signs , like paper money , may be counterfeited or stolen , but that which they represent , namely , knowl- edge and virtue , cannot be counterfeited or stolen . These ...
Page 117
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . " " His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is ...
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . " " His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is ...
Page 117
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is trust ...
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is trust ...
Page 117
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . 99 His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is trust ...
... knowledge , none to beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and always affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . 99 His life is a progress , and not a station . His instinct is trust ...
Page 118
... knowledge that the compensation ex- ists and that it is not desirable to dig up treasure . Herein I rejoice with a serene eternal peace . I contract the boundaries of possible mischief . I learn the wisdom of St. Bernard , " Nothing can ...
... knowledge that the compensation ex- ists and that it is not desirable to dig up treasure . Herein I rejoice with a serene eternal peace . I contract the boundaries of possible mischief . I learn the wisdom of St. Bernard , " Nothing can ...
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