A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient SourcesAnna Lydia Ward |
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... wisdom , life's code of action follows . 25 A. Bronson Alcott : Table Talk . II . Enterprise . Socrates ' Prayer . Action is but coarsened thought , - thought become con- crete , obscure , and unconscious . 26 Amiel : Journal , Dec. 30 ...
... wisdom , life's code of action follows . 25 A. Bronson Alcott : Table Talk . II . Enterprise . Socrates ' Prayer . Action is but coarsened thought , - thought become con- crete , obscure , and unconscious . 26 Amiel : Journal , Dec. 30 ...
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... wisdom to profit by it . 77 La Rochefoucauld : Reflections . No. 97 . He who gives advice to a self - conceited man stands him- self in need of counsel from another . 78 Saadi : The Gulistan . Ch . 8 . in Life . No. 27 . Rules for ...
... wisdom to profit by it . 77 La Rochefoucauld : Reflections . No. 97 . He who gives advice to a self - conceited man stands him- self in need of counsel from another . 78 Saadi : The Gulistan . Ch . 8 . in Life . No. 27 . Rules for ...
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... Wisdom , and Pathos . From " Lutetia . " Men's ambition is generally proportioned to their capacity . Providence seldom sends any into the world with an inclina- tion to attempt great things who have not abilities likewise to perform ...
... Wisdom , and Pathos . From " Lutetia . " Men's ambition is generally proportioned to their capacity . Providence seldom sends any into the world with an inclina- tion to attempt great things who have not abilities likewise to perform ...
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... Wisdom of our ancestors . 132 Burke : Discussion on the Traitorous Correspondence Bill . 1793 . Conceal not the meanness of thy family , nor think it dis- graceful to be descended from peasants ; for when it is seen that thou art not ...
... Wisdom of our ancestors . 132 Burke : Discussion on the Traitorous Correspondence Bill . 1793 . Conceal not the meanness of thy family , nor think it dis- graceful to be descended from peasants ; for when it is seen that thou art not ...
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... wisdom , they will discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse better than yourself , although you may be fully informed , yet do not start objections . 183 Saadi : The Gulistan . Ch . 8. Rules for Conduct in Life . No. 37 ...
... wisdom , they will discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse better than yourself , although you may be fully informed , yet do not start objections . 183 Saadi : The Gulistan . Ch . 8. Rules for Conduct in Life . No. 37 ...
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