World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page 18
... liberty . Lord Chatham . AGRICULTURE , THE EARLIEST PURSUIT . - The first three men in the world , were a gardener , a ploughman , and a gra- zier ; and if any man object that the second of these was a murderer , I desire he would ...
... liberty . Lord Chatham . AGRICULTURE , THE EARLIEST PURSUIT . - The first three men in the world , were a gardener , a ploughman , and a gra- zier ; and if any man object that the second of these was a murderer , I desire he would ...
Page 61
... liberty , victory , knowledge , and rapture . - John Foster . DEATH , ITS CONTEMPLATION . - A wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is neither to render us sad , melan- choly , disconsolate , or unfit for the business and ...
... liberty , victory , knowledge , and rapture . - John Foster . DEATH , ITS CONTEMPLATION . - A wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is neither to render us sad , melan- choly , disconsolate , or unfit for the business and ...
Page 75
... liberty , and of ease ; and the beauteous sister of temperance , of cheerfulness , and health : and profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon , that gradually involves her followers in dependence and debts ; that is , fetters them with ...
... liberty , and of ease ; and the beauteous sister of temperance , of cheerfulness , and health : and profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon , that gradually involves her followers in dependence and debts ; that is , fetters them with ...
Page 76
... liberty than a standing army . If we retrench the wages of the schoolmaster , we must raise those of the recruit- ing sergeant . - Everett . EDUCATION , ITS AIM . - The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think , than ...
... liberty than a standing army . If we retrench the wages of the schoolmaster , we must raise those of the recruit- ing sergeant . - Everett . EDUCATION , ITS AIM . - The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think , than ...
Page 107
... liberty . He that is extravagant will quickly become poor , and pov- erty will enforce dependence , and invite corruption . It will almost always produce a passive compliance with the wicked- ness of others , and there are few who do ...
... liberty . He that is extravagant will quickly become poor , and pov- erty will enforce dependence , and invite corruption . It will almost always produce a passive compliance with the wicked- ness of others , and there are few who do ...
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