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... prosperity and suc- cess qualify for usefulness and happiness . The storms of adversity , like those of the ocean , rouse the faculties , and ex- cite the invention , prudence , skill and fortitude of the voy- ager . The martyrs of ...
... prosperity and suc- cess qualify for usefulness and happiness . The storms of adversity , like those of the ocean , rouse the faculties , and ex- cite the invention , prudence , skill and fortitude of the voy- ager . The martyrs of ...
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... prosperity , like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire , will sting itself to death.— Colton . ENVY . - Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise ; for the distance is altered ; and it is like a ...
... prosperity , like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire , will sting itself to death.— Colton . ENVY . - Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise ; for the distance is altered ; and it is like a ...
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... prosperity he tries our gratitude ; in mediocrity , our contentment ; in misfortune , our submis- sion ; in darkness , our faith ; under temptation , our stead- fastness ; and at all times our obedience and trust in him . GOD , HIS ...
... prosperity he tries our gratitude ; in mediocrity , our contentment ; in misfortune , our submis- sion ; in darkness , our faith ; under temptation , our stead- fastness ; and at all times our obedience and trust in him . GOD , HIS ...
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... prosperity of its people or that there is such a principle involved in its policy.- Burke . GRACE AND GOODNESS . - Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections . For love which hath ends , will have an end ...
... prosperity of its people or that there is such a principle involved in its policy.- Burke . GRACE AND GOODNESS . - Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections . For love which hath ends , will have an end ...
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... the arm , digestion to the stomach , and courage to the heart . A prosperous man can afford to be melancholy but if the miserable are so , they 144 THE WORLD'S LACONICS . INVENTION. It is indisputably evident that a great part ...
... the arm , digestion to the stomach , and courage to the heart . A prosperous man can afford to be melancholy but if the miserable are so , they 144 THE WORLD'S LACONICS . INVENTION. It is indisputably evident that a great part ...
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