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... confess . Yes , I suspect we are , if we form them ourselves . Suppose we talk a little more now about the different kinds of habits . Then we shall be able to discuss this question in a more positive way . Mention some of the habits we ...
... confess . Yes , I suspect we are , if we form them ourselves . Suppose we talk a little more now about the different kinds of habits . Then we shall be able to discuss this question in a more positive way . Mention some of the habits we ...
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... confess , " after all , being busy all the time does not al- ways mean the same as perseverance . " What is the difference , then ? " Why , " you point out , " this habit implies trying persistently at one thing . " Do you fancy the ...
... confess , " after all , being busy all the time does not al- ways mean the same as perseverance . " What is the difference , then ? " Why , " you point out , " this habit implies trying persistently at one thing . " Do you fancy the ...
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... confess . What would be the difference ? " Why , " you point out , " bragging would mean trying to show how much smarter we are than other people , boasting about our- selves as being superior to others . " And that is what you have in ...
... confess . What would be the difference ? " Why , " you point out , " bragging would mean trying to show how much smarter we are than other people , boasting about our- selves as being superior to others . " And that is what you have in ...
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... confess , " he may be inclined to be cross , out of sorts , just then . " Then how may the habit of having things out of order affect us , would you say ? " Make us cross and out of sorts ? " Yes , surely . I think you will find it true ...
... confess , " he may be inclined to be cross , out of sorts , just then . " Then how may the habit of having things out of order affect us , would you say ? " Make us cross and out of sorts ? " Yes , surely . I think you will find it true ...
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... for his own pleasure ? " No , " you confess , " out of consideration for the feelings or temperament of the other , we ought to make a sacrifice of our own pleasure . " I wonder if you can think of the name we 56 A STUDY OF HABITS .
... for his own pleasure ? " No , " you confess , " out of consideration for the feelings or temperament of the other , we ought to make a sacrifice of our own pleasure . " I wonder if you can think of the name we 56 A STUDY OF HABITS .
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Page 137 - Suppo_se your task, my little man, Is very hard to get; Will it make it any easier For you to sit and fret? And wouldn't it be wiser Than waiting, like a dunce, , To go to work in earnest And learn the thing at once? Suppose that some boys have a horse, And some a coach and pair; Will it tire you less while walking To say, "It isn't fair"?
Page 52 - One thing at a time, And that done well, Is a very good rule, As many can tell.
Page 44 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Page 260 - Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Page 68 - Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil! Is not true leisure One with true toil? Thou that wouldst taste it, Still do thy best; Use it, not waste it, Else 'tis no rest. Wouldst behold beauty Near thee, all round? Only hath duty Such a sight found.
Page 161 - THE VIOLET. DOWN in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew, Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view.
Page 39 - I have to learn. I must take my turn at the mill; I must grind out the golden grain; I must work at my task with a resolute will, Over and over again.
Page 161 - DOWN in a green and shady bed A modest violet grew ; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view. And yet it was a lovely flower, Its colors bright and fair ! It might have graced a rosy bower, Instead of hiding there.
Page 60 - Do you wish the world were better? Let me tell you what to do. Set a watch upon your actions, Keep them always straight and true. Rid your mind of selfish motives, Let your thoughts be clean and high. You can make a little Eden Of the sphere you occupy.
Page 269 - Thou must be true thyself, If thou the truth wouldst teach; Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another's soul wouldst reach! It needs the overflow of heart To give the lips full speech. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world's famine feed ; Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed; Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.