Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 71
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into foreign lands , he is at home still , and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance , that he goes the ...
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into foreign lands , he is at home still , and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance , that he goes the ...
Page 101
... wise man will extend this lesson to all parts of life , and know that it is the part of prudence to face every claimant , and pay every just demand on your time , your talents , or your heart . Always pay ; for , first or last , you ...
... wise man will extend this lesson to all parts of life , and know that it is the part of prudence to face every claimant , and pay every just demand on your time , your talents , or your heart . Always pay ; for , first or last , you ...
Page 105
... wise man throws himself on the side of his assail- ants . It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point . The wound cicatrizes and falls off from him like a dead skin , and when they would tri- umph , lo he has passed ...
... wise man throws himself on the side of his assail- ants . It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point . The wound cicatrizes and falls off from him like a dead skin , and when they would tri- umph , lo he has passed ...
Page 109
... wise , is more a man , and not less , than the fool and knave . There is no tax on the good of virtue ; for that is the incoming of God himself , or absolute - - existence , without any comparative . Material good COMPENSATION . 109.
... wise , is more a man , and not less , than the fool and knave . There is no tax on the good of virtue ; for that is the incoming of God himself , or absolute - - existence , without any comparative . Material good COMPENSATION . 109.
Page 123
... wise be made . We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of nature is an immortal youth . The wild fertility of nature is felt in comparing our rigid names and reputations with our ...
... wise be made . We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of nature is an immortal youth . The wild fertility of nature is felt in comparing our rigid names and reputations with our ...
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