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So in giving advice , we must first gain the confidence of those we deem it a duty to advise , and then look to God for success . AGRICULTURE . What I have said on this subject in a former publication , I here repeat .
So in giving advice , we must first gain the confidence of those we deem it a duty to advise , and then look to God for success . AGRICULTURE . What I have said on this subject in a former publication , I here repeat .
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Ambition is at distance A goodly prospect , tempting to the view : The height delights us , and the mountain top Looks beautiful , because ' tis nigh to heaven : But we never think how sandy's the foundation , What storms will batter ...
Ambition is at distance A goodly prospect , tempting to the view : The height delights us , and the mountain top Looks beautiful , because ' tis nigh to heaven : But we never think how sandy's the foundation , What storms will batter ...
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If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid by clouds , still look up to heaven , rely upon the promises of God , and be cheerful . Never yield to misfortunes . Mind what you run after ; avoid bubbles that will burst ...
If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid by clouds , still look up to heaven , rely upon the promises of God , and be cheerful . Never yield to misfortunes . Mind what you run after ; avoid bubbles that will burst ...
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It flows from a good heart , and looks beyond the skies for approval and reward . It never opens , but seeks to heal the wounds inflicted by misfortune - it never harrows up , but strives to calm the troubled mind .
It flows from a good heart , and looks beyond the skies for approval and reward . It never opens , but seeks to heal the wounds inflicted by misfortune - it never harrows up , but strives to calm the troubled mind .
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All my motions are watched , and all I do so observed , that if I eat less , or speak less , or look more grave , all is lost in the opinion of the world . ” Washington frequently observed , towards the close of life , that he would not ...
All my motions are watched , and all I do so observed , that if I eat less , or speak less , or look more grave , all is lost in the opinion of the world . ” Washington frequently observed , towards the close of life , that he would not ...
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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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