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Page 18
... passions of man are so blended and interwoven together , that it is sometimes difficult from his actions to detect ... passion , puberty and maturity , through all the exigencies of life . It cannot be done by hypothesis , generalization ...
... passions of man are so blended and interwoven together , that it is sometimes difficult from his actions to detect ... passion , puberty and maturity , through all the exigencies of life . It cannot be done by hypothesis , generalization ...
Page 19
... passions and cupidity of mankind , have been elaborately investigated and successfully explored , the illimitable and infinite occult mysteries of human nature , a thorough knowledge of which is so intimately essential to man's social ...
... passions and cupidity of mankind , have been elaborately investigated and successfully explored , the illimitable and infinite occult mysteries of human nature , a thorough knowledge of which is so intimately essential to man's social ...
Page 25
... Passions - Mental Sensation - Will - Impulse - Deprav- ity - Millions ignorant of their own science - Man prone to idle- ness - Proper education useful - If all from 5 to 21 are trained in school , they cannot make livings - To make ...
... Passions - Mental Sensation - Will - Impulse - Deprav- ity - Millions ignorant of their own science - Man prone to idle- ness - Proper education useful - If all from 5 to 21 are trained in school , they cannot make livings - To make ...
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... passion is to push business ; to make large sales on time , without proper caution , to distant and unknown and improper persons ; to swell and inflate business ; to count up and com- pare purchases with sales , and draw on the nominal ...
... passion is to push business ; to make large sales on time , without proper caution , to distant and unknown and improper persons ; to swell and inflate business ; to count up and com- pare purchases with sales , and draw on the nominal ...
Page 90
... passions like religion . It softens the hard heart , curbs the ferocious temper , humbles the pride , and imbues the soul with charity . All its aspirations are for the glorious employments of Heaven ; not for selfish and sulky avarice ...
... passions like religion . It softens the hard heart , curbs the ferocious temper , humbles the pride , and imbues the soul with charity . All its aspirations are for the glorious employments of Heaven ; not for selfish and sulky avarice ...
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