 I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing...  The London Quarterly Review - Strana 5231828Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1857 - 862 str.
...ТИЕ GREATEST BLESSING. life a discipline of goodness, creates new power, wit, hu]ie«, throws over the destruction of existence' the most, gorgeous of...lights, awakens life even in death, and from corruption mid demy rails u\i VvfaxvVj v\\vi. divinity. — Sir Humphrey Darn. BUI El' EXTRACTS. A VIEW OP TONGA.... | |
 | Hialmer Day Gould, Edward Louis Hessenmueller - 1904 - 920 str.
...the vain. — Hare. If I could choose what of all things would at the time be the most delightful and useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for this makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all earthly ones vanish; throws over... | |
 | Herbert Christian Alleman - 1905 - 246 str.
...us: "I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others — not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights, calling up the most delightful visions, where the sensualist and skeptic view only gloom, decay, and... | |
 | Gynaecological Society of Boston - 1870 - 426 str.
...us, "I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others,— not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe most useful to me, I should pi-efer a firm, religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness,... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 788 str.
...Sir A. fork. If I could choose what of all things would be at the same time the most delightful and ckerson co. this makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all earthly ones vanish ; throws... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 776 str.
...Sir A. Park, If I could choose what of all things would be at the same time the most delightful and useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for this makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all earthly ones vanish ; throws... | |
 | Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert - 1912 - 702 str.
...envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing. — SIR HUMPHRY DAVY. Serve God, and God will take care of you. Submit to His will, trust in His grace,... | |
 | Alvah Sabin Hobart - 1912 - 200 str.
...seems to go away." How different the tone of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), "A firm religious belief makes life a discipline of goodness; creates new hopes when all earthly ones vanish and throws over the decay the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death and... | |
 | Malcolm James McLeod - 1919 - 220 str.
...others, not genius, power, wit or fancy. But if I could choose what would be most delightful and I J23 believe most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing; because it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, throws... | |
 | 1920 - 628 str.
...I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing. — Sir Humphry Davy. Faith is the force of life. — Tolstoi Faith is not reason's labor, but repose.... | |
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