A Book of Thoughts. [Selections from English, French and German authors.] By H. A. [i.e. Henry Attwell.]Macmillan & Company, 1865 - 166 páginas |
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... delighted that it has succeeded . Talent toils for a posterity which will never repay it ; tact throws away no pains , but catches the passions of the pass- ing hour . Talent builds for eternity ; tact for a short lease , and gets good ...
... delighted that it has succeeded . Talent toils for a posterity which will never repay it ; tact throws away no pains , but catches the passions of the pass- ing hour . Talent builds for eternity ; tact for a short lease , and gets good ...
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... delighted to hear these questionings of mine , and often imitate me themselves , and try to question others . And I think the result is that they find a great abundance of persons who think that they know something , but who really know ...
... delighted to hear these questionings of mine , and often imitate me themselves , and try to question others . And I think the result is that they find a great abundance of persons who think that they know something , but who really know ...
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... delighted in it ; and having allowed itself to be bewitched by it and its desires and pleasures , so that no- thing appeared to be real which was not cor- poreal — something that could be touched and seen and eaten and drunk and used ...
... delighted in it ; and having allowed itself to be bewitched by it and its desires and pleasures , so that no- thing appeared to be real which was not cor- poreal — something that could be touched and seen and eaten and drunk and used ...
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... , he had not spoken only of that one . EPICTETUS . OTHERS ' VICES AND OUR OWN . The vices we scoff at in others laugh at us within ourselves . SIR THOMAS BROWNE . A SOURCE OF DELIGHT . When thou wishest to delight 96 A BOOK OF THOUGHTS .
... , he had not spoken only of that one . EPICTETUS . OTHERS ' VICES AND OUR OWN . The vices we scoff at in others laugh at us within ourselves . SIR THOMAS BROWNE . A SOURCE OF DELIGHT . When thou wishest to delight 96 A BOOK OF THOUGHTS .
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H. A. Henry ATTWELL. A SOURCE OF DELIGHT . When thou wishest to delight thyself , think of the virtues of those who live with thee ; for instance , the activity of one , and the modesty of another , and the liberality of a third , and ...
H. A. Henry ATTWELL. A SOURCE OF DELIGHT . When thou wishest to delight thyself , think of the virtues of those who live with thee ; for instance , the activity of one , and the modesty of another , and the liberality of a third , and ...
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ADDISON ANTONINUS Author autres BACON beautiful BISHOP BUTLER Bogen BOOK OF THOUGHTS BRILLIANT THOUGHTS BRUYÈRE c'est character Coleridge CONVERSATION crimes delighted divine earth écrit ELOQUENCE EPICTETUS esprits eternity fait faith fault finite FLATTERY fool Formulas GEORGE ELIOT give GOETHE Guilt habit happy hath heart homme honey HONOUR human IMAGINATION WITHOUT TASTE IMMORTALITY infidel intellectual J. J. ROUSSEAU JEAN PAUL RICHTER JEREMY TAYLOR judgment l'âme l'esprit LA BRUYÈRE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD labour learned live Malebranche man's mérite mind modesty MONTESQUIEU moral n'est NATURAL JUSTICE naturel object parle passions perfect law perfection peut philosophy PLATO pleasure PLUTARCH PRAISING PRINCES Prostrate the Understanding qu'il qu'on RAILLERY raison reason religion reverence ROCHEFOUCAULD RUSKIN s'il SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Selected and Arranged sentiment SIR THOMAS BROWNE soul spirit tact Talent talk tantôt things THOMAS REID thou tion tout true vanity VAUVENARGUES VICTOR COUSIN virtue WHICHCOTE wisdom words καὶ