World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page 45
... WISE ONE . - The conclusion at which I have arrived is , that without temperance , there is no health ; without virtue , no order ; without religion no happiness ; and that the sum of our being is to live wisely , soberly , and ...
... WISE ONE . - The conclusion at which I have arrived is , that without temperance , there is no health ; without virtue , no order ; without religion no happiness ; and that the sum of our being is to live wisely , soberly , and ...
Page 49
... wise and a happy purchase . - Balguy . CONTENTMENT .-- If two angels were sent down from heaven , one to conduct an empire , and the other to sweep a street , they would feel no inclination to change employments .--- John Newton ...
... wise and a happy purchase . - Balguy . CONTENTMENT .-- If two angels were sent down from heaven , one to conduct an empire , and the other to sweep a street , they would feel no inclination to change employments .--- John Newton ...
Page 61
... wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is neither to render us sad , melan- choly , disconsolate , or unfit for the business and offices of life ; but to make us more watchful , vigilant , industrious , sober , cheerful , and ...
... wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is neither to render us sad , melan- choly , disconsolate , or unfit for the business and offices of life ; but to make us more watchful , vigilant , industrious , sober , cheerful , and ...
Page 66
... WISE . - A wise man will desire no more than he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and leave contentedly . - DESIRES , THEIR EFFECT . When a man's desires are boundless , his labor is endless ; they will set him a ...
... WISE . - A wise man will desire no more than he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and leave contentedly . - DESIRES , THEIR EFFECT . When a man's desires are boundless , his labor is endless ; they will set him a ...
Page 75
... of marble , education is to the human soul . The philosopher , the saint , the hero , the wise , and the good , or the great , very often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 75.
... of marble , education is to the human soul . The philosopher , the saint , the hero , the wise , and the good , or the great , very often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 75.
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