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Tryon Edwards. INTRODUCTION . IN nothing is man more dependent upon his fellow - man , than in the formation of his intellectual character . Not only does he need to be taught originally how to think , but his mind necessarily becomes ...
Tryon Edwards. INTRODUCTION . IN nothing is man more dependent upon his fellow - man , than in the formation of his intellectual character . Not only does he need to be taught originally how to think , but his mind necessarily becomes ...
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... man's body , and coherence of his parts , being so strange and paradoxal , that I hold it to be the greatest miracle ... man , it is most in our power to extinguish , at least to suppress and correct , our anger . - Clarendon . ANGER ...
... man's body , and coherence of his parts , being so strange and paradoxal , that I hold it to be the greatest miracle ... man , it is most in our power to extinguish , at least to suppress and correct , our anger . - Clarendon . ANGER ...
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... man one day conversing with the celebrated Dr. Parr , observed , that he would believe nothing which he could not understand . " Then , young man , your creed will be the shortest of any man's I know . " BENEFICENCE . - There is no use ...
... man one day conversing with the celebrated Dr. Parr , observed , that he would believe nothing which he could not understand . " Then , young man , your creed will be the shortest of any man's I know . " BENEFICENCE . - There is no use ...
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... man is known by the company he keeps , " is an old proverb ; but it is no more true than that a man's character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book ...
... man is known by the company he keeps , " is an old proverb ; but it is no more true than that a man's character may be deter- mined by knowing what books he reads . If a good book can be read without making one better , a bad book ...
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... man for his application , " No thanks to him ; if he had no business , he would have nothing to do . " -Steele . C. CALAMITIES ... man's fancy gets astride on his reason , when his imagination is at cuffs with his senses , and com- mon ...
... man for his application , " No thanks to him ; if he had no business , he would have nothing to do . " -Steele . C. CALAMITIES ... man's fancy gets astride on his reason , when his imagination is at cuffs with his senses , and com- mon ...
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