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Angels smile on such benevolence . It is ' the attribute of Deity , the moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits .
Angels smile on such benevolence . It is ' the attribute of Deity , the moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits .
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... and is privileged to ride through life on the shoulders of commercial , mechanical , and agricultural men ; called , by some high - toned , aristocratic professors , the common herd ; but who are the bone and sinew of our country .
... and is privileged to ride through life on the shoulders of commercial , mechanical , and agricultural men ; called , by some high - toned , aristocratic professors , the common herd ; but who are the bone and sinew of our country .
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... that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver it from its ever changing ever decaying prison house of clay , called man ; on which ...
... that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver it from its ever changing ever decaying prison house of clay , called man ; on which ...
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... on which many a splendid craft has made shipwreck . Let all who desire a peaceful life and a happy end , obey the Heavenly precept KNOW THYSELF . EXPERIENCE . EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science EXAMINATION . 67.
... on which many a splendid craft has made shipwreck . Let all who desire a peaceful life and a happy end , obey the Heavenly precept KNOW THYSELF . EXPERIENCE . EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science EXAMINATION . 67.
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EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science , but , like most other mothers , has many disobedient , and , some very unruly children . More lessons are learned in the school of this thorough matron , than are practised .
EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science , but , like most other mothers , has many disobedient , and , some very unruly children . More lessons are learned in the school of this thorough matron , than are practised .
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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