A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors, Both Ancient and ModernCassell publishing Company, 1891 - Počet stran: 644 |
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Strana 14
... habit.— Rochefoucauld . There is not a more repulsive spectacle than an old man who will not forsake the world , which has already forsaken him . Tholuck . AGITATION . - Agitation is the mar- shalling of the conscience of a nation to ...
... habit.— Rochefoucauld . There is not a more repulsive spectacle than an old man who will not forsake the world , which has already forsaken him . Tholuck . AGITATION . - Agitation is the mar- shalling of the conscience of a nation to ...
Strana 17
... allures and deceives us , and leads us down imperceptibly in thoughtlessness to the grave . - Pascal . The habit of dissipating every serious thought by a succession of agreeable sensa- AMUSEMENTS . tions is as fatal to happiness as to.
... allures and deceives us , and leads us down imperceptibly in thoughtlessness to the grave . - Pascal . The habit of dissipating every serious thought by a succession of agreeable sensa- AMUSEMENTS . tions is as fatal to happiness as to.
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... habit of seeking honor from our descendants than from our ancestors thinking it better to be nobly remembered than nobly born ; and striving so to live , that our sons , and our sons ' sons , for ages to come , might still lead their ...
... habit of seeking honor from our descendants than from our ancestors thinking it better to be nobly remembered than nobly born ; and striving so to live , that our sons , and our sons ' sons , for ages to come , might still lead their ...
Strana 27
... habit and morals too often are neglected ; where chivalry is exalted , and religion under- valued ; where virtue is rather understood in the classic sense of fortitude and courage , than in the modern and Christian sense of true moral ...
... habit and morals too often are neglected ; where chivalry is exalted , and religion under- valued ; where virtue is rather understood in the classic sense of fortitude and courage , than in the modern and Christian sense of true moral ...
Strana 48
... habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter . - Paxton Hood . When I get a little money , I buy books ; and if any is left , I buy food and clothes.- Erasmus . The silent influence of books , is a ...
... habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter . - Paxton Hood . When I get a little money , I buy books ; and if any is left , I buy food and clothes.- Erasmus . The silent influence of books , is a ...
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