Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 79
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes SELF ...
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes SELF ...
Page 109
... 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 must pay ...
... 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 must pay ...
Page 113
... wise man throws himself on the side of his assailants . It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point . The wound cica VOL . II . 8 trizes and falls off from him like a dead skin COMPENSATION . 113.
... wise man throws himself on the side of his assailants . It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point . The wound cica VOL . II . 8 trizes and falls off from him like a dead skin COMPENSATION . 113.
Page 118
... 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 abso- lute existence , without any comparative . Material good has its tax , and if it ...
... 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 abso- lute existence , without any comparative . Material good has its tax , and if it ...
Page 131
... wise be made . We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of ... wise , he is altogether ignorant . He hears and feels what you say of the seraphim , and of the tin - peddler . There is ...
... wise be made . We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of ... wise , he is altogether ignorant . He hears and feels what you say of the seraphim , and of the tin - peddler . There is ...
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