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... possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature , disappointing , is in constant search of care , solicitude ' , remorse , and confusion . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the needy ...
... possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature , disappointing , is in constant search of care , solicitude ' , remorse , and confusion . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the needy ...
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... possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can tell ...
... possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can tell ...
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... the man of a feeble and timorous spirit , to a hut placed on the shore , which every wind shakes , and every wave overflows . B 2 Nothing is so inconsistent with self - possession as violent CHAP . 1 . 17 SELECT SENTENCES .
... the man of a feeble and timorous spirit , to a hut placed on the shore , which every wind shakes , and every wave overflows . B 2 Nothing is so inconsistent with self - possession as violent CHAP . 1 . 17 SELECT SENTENCES .
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... possession as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions without ...
... possession as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions without ...
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... possession of our mind , we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling ... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ...
... possession of our mind , we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling ... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ...
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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