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From the various qualities indicated , there have been brought together more
than six thousand extracts , wise thoughts of famous men , shrewd sayings ,
apothegms , epigrams , utterances in “ lyric prose , ” – the precious fruit of intellect
and ...
From the various qualities indicated , there have been brought together more
than six thousand extracts , wise thoughts of famous men , shrewd sayings ,
apothegms , epigrams , utterances in “ lyric prose , ” – the precious fruit of intellect
and ...
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The analytical index , embracing more than ten thousand lines , furnishes an
inventory of the riches stored in this treasury of lofty thought , noble sentiment ,
and wise utterance . A . L . W . WATERBURY , Conx . , October , 1889 .
CONTENTS .
The analytical index , embracing more than ten thousand lines , furnishes an
inventory of the riches stored in this treasury of lofty thought , noble sentiment ,
and wise utterance . A . L . W . WATERBURY , Conx . , October , 1889 .
CONTENTS .
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Criticism . . . should be written for the public and not for the artist ; and when I say
the artist is wise to leave it unread , I do so because I conceive for him , in the
conduct of his life , an ideal that far transcends all consideration of the press , - an
...
Criticism . . . should be written for the public and not for the artist ; and when I say
the artist is wise to leave it unread , I do so because I conceive for him , in the
conduct of his life , an ideal that far transcends all consideration of the press , - an
...
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He who listens not to advice , studies to hear apprehension . When advice gains
not admission into the ear , if they reprehend you , be silent . 79 Saadi : The
Gulistan . Ch . 8 . Rules for Conduct in Life . No . 48 . When a wise man gives
thee ...
He who listens not to advice , studies to hear apprehension . When advice gains
not admission into the ear , if they reprehend you , be silent . 79 Saadi : The
Gulistan . Ch . 8 . Rules for Conduct in Life . No . 48 . When a wise man gives
thee ...
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( Rowe , Translator . ) The wise man is cured of ambition by ambition . 109 La
Bruyère : Characters . Of Personal Merit . ( Rowe , Translator . ) Ambition does
not see the earth she treads on : the rock and the herbage are of one substance
to her .
( Rowe , Translator . ) The wise man is cured of ambition by ambition . 109 La
Bruyère : Characters . Of Personal Merit . ( Rowe , Translator . ) Ambition does
not see the earth she treads on : the rock and the herbage are of one substance
to her .
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| Title | A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient Sources The Astor prose series |
| Editor | Anna Lydia Ward |
| Publisher | T. Y. Crowell & Company, 1889 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 701 pages |
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