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... human species . " " He who resigns the world has no temptation to envy ' , hatred , malice , an ger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the plen- sures of it , which are in their very nature disappointing ...
... human species . " " He who resigns the world has no temptation to envy ' , hatred , malice , an ger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the plen- sures of it , which are in their very nature disappointing ...
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... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and van- ity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and van- ity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
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... human nature . Luxury , pride , and vanity , have frequently as much in- fluence in corrupting the sentiments of the great , as igno- rance , bigotry , and prejudice , have in misleading the epin- ions of the multitude . Mixed as the ...
... human nature . Luxury , pride , and vanity , have frequently as much in- fluence in corrupting the sentiments of the great , as igno- rance , bigotry , and prejudice , have in misleading the epin- ions of the multitude . Mixed as the ...
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... human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is able to yield . Among all our corrupt passions , there is a strong and inti- mate connexion . When any one of them is ...
... human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is able to yield . Among all our corrupt passions , there is a strong and inti- mate connexion . When any one of them is ...
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... human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons : -very well ! - what would we have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good , a sufficient reward ? Do not hurt yourselves or ...
... human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons : -very well ! - what would we have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good , a sufficient reward ? Do not hurt yourselves or ...
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.