Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 41
... wise man . You shall not tell me by languages and titles a catalogue of the volumes you have read . You shall make me feel what periods you have lived . A man shall be the Temple of Fame . He shall walk , as the poets have described ...
... wise man . You shall not tell me by languages and titles a catalogue of the volumes you have read . You shall make me feel what periods you have lived . A man shall be the Temple of Fame . He shall walk , as the poets have described ...
Page 59
... wise spirit that ever took flesh . To be great is to be misunderstood . I suppose no man can violate his nature . All the sallies of his will are rounded in by the law of his being , as the inequalities of Andes and Him- maleh are ...
... wise spirit that ever took flesh . To be great is to be misunderstood . I suppose no man can violate his nature . All the sallies of his will are rounded in by the law of his being , as the inequalities of Andes and Him- maleh are ...
Page 79
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men SELF ...
... wise man stays at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men 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- trizes and falls off from him like a dead skin VOL . II . 8 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- trizes and falls off from him like a dead skin VOL . II . 8 COMPENSATION . 113.
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