A Primer of Right and WrongHoughton, 1902 - 167 páginas |
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... tion . It can depart from straightness only by taking , somewhere in its course , some other direc- tion for a time ( as from A to C , for example , instead of from A to B ) , in which case it would not be drawn to the sole end of ...
... tion . It can depart from straightness only by taking , somewhere in its course , some other direc- tion for a time ( as from A to C , for example , instead of from A to B ) , in which case it would not be drawn to the sole end of ...
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... tion to the working of our We are not puppets . own minds , we know that it is not true . We know it by proofs in our conscious- ness which outweigh any argument that can be brought . Whenever we choose to do so we can feel a power in ...
... tion to the working of our We are not puppets . own minds , we know that it is not true . We know it by proofs in our conscious- ness which outweigh any argument that can be brought . Whenever we choose to do so we can feel a power in ...
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... tion to that knowledge , as wise , he said : ' I regard such people as foolish and intemperate characters ; for I suppose that every one , in every case in which it is possible for him to do so , chooses that which he thinks will be ...
... tion to that knowledge , as wise , he said : ' I regard such people as foolish and intemperate characters ; for I suppose that every one , in every case in which it is possible for him to do so , chooses that which he thinks will be ...
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... tion is there between his conduct and that of the most unreasoning beasts ? " ONE OF THE SAYINGS OF MARCUS AURE- LIUS . In the little book of " Thoughts " or " Meditations , ” written by the Roman Emperor , Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ...
... tion is there between his conduct and that of the most unreasoning beasts ? " ONE OF THE SAYINGS OF MARCUS AURE- LIUS . In the little book of " Thoughts " or " Meditations , ” written by the Roman Emperor , Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ...
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... tion . But the power of control is just as grad- ual a development as the motions of the hands . " -T . S. CLOUSTON , Lectures on Mental Dis- eases ( quoted by Professor William James in his Principles of Psychology ) . SPINNING OUR OWN ...
... tion . But the power of control is just as grad- ual a development as the motions of the hands . " -T . S. CLOUSTON , Lectures on Mental Dis- eases ( quoted by Professor William James in his Principles of Psychology ) . SPINNING OUR OWN ...
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Página 137 - Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its...
Página 136 - It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another; foments occasionally riot and insurrection.
Página 135 - This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists, under different shapes, in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed ; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
Página 46 - The great thing, then, in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague.
Página 60 - As a final practical maxim, relative to these habits of the will, we may, then, offer something like this: keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day. That is, be systematically ascetic or heroic in little unnecessary points, do every day or two something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.
Página 54 - I crossed these columns with thirteen red lines, marking the beginning of each line with the first letter of one of the virtues; on which line, and in its proper column, I might mark by a little black spot, every fault I found upon examination to have been committed respecting that virtue, upon that day I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively.
Página 15 - Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not RECIPROCITY such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Página 52 - I should have gone thro' the thirteen ; and, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate the acquisition of certain others, I arrang'd them with that view, as they stand above. Temperance first, as it tends to procure that coolness and clearness of head, which is so necessary where constant vigilance was to be kept up, and guard maintained against the unremitting attraction of ancient habits, and the force of perpetual temptations.
Página 54 - I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my little book, which, by scraping out the marks on the paper of old faults to make room for new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I...
Página 51 - My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once but to fix it on one of them at a time, and when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on till I should have gone thro