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... human species . " " He who resigns the world , has no temptation to envy ' , hatred , malice , anger ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature ...
... human species . " " He who resigns the world , has no temptation to envy ' , hatred , malice , anger ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature ...
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... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , 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 vanity , 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 opinions 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 opinions 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 sorrows . Would they look with a more impartial eye on the world , they would see themselves surrounded with sufferers ; and find that they are only drinking out of that mixed cup , which Providence has prepared for all . " L will ...
... human sorrows . Would they look with a more impartial eye on the world , they would see themselves surrounded with sufferers ; and find that they are only drinking out of that mixed cup , which Providence has prepared for all . " L will ...
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Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing bliss breast Caius Verres cheerful dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil eyes father favour fear feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus give ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n HERACLITUS honour hope human indulge Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery mount Etna nature nature's never night noble Numidia o'er pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect person pleasures possession pow'r praise pride prince proper Pythias racter religion render rest rich rise scene SECTION sense shade shine Sicily smiles solitude sorrow soul sound spect spirit spring sweet tears temper tempest thee things thou art thought tion truth Tuning sweet vanity virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise youth