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 : with an Appendix ... |
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... , number of modern , in Europe 129 LABOR , benefits of 133 LAW , keep out of it - its changes ... 136 LOVE , defined LUXURY , armament of . . . . 138 140 MAN , nature of ...... MATRIMONY , promotes social order vi CONTENTS .
... , number of modern , in Europe 129 LABOR , benefits of 133 LAW , keep out of it - its changes ... 136 LOVE , defined LUXURY , armament of . . . . 138 140 MAN , nature of ...... MATRIMONY , promotes social order vi CONTENTS .
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... keeping people out , instead of leading them into the labyrinth of law . If no lawyers were patronized , but those who are emphatically peace - makers ; who can clearly discern the right and wrong between liti- gants , and kindly ...
... keeping people out , instead of leading them into the labyrinth of law . If no lawyers were patronized , but those who are emphatically peace - makers ; who can clearly discern the right and wrong between liti- gants , and kindly ...
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... keep it in subjection - long indulgence gives it a mastery over us - it then becomes a con- firmed disease , and calls for our pity . It is one of the misfortunes of our fallen nature , and can best be dis- armed by kindness . The bee ...
... keep it in subjection - long indulgence gives it a mastery over us - it then becomes a con- firmed disease , and calls for our pity . It is one of the misfortunes of our fallen nature , and can best be dis- armed by kindness . The bee ...
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... keep , a res- olution to refrain from the fatal poison , the man who has often been intoxicated with anger , should go and do likewise . He can but try - the effort may be crowned with triumphant success . APOTHEGMS . SELECT AND ...
... keep , a res- olution to refrain from the fatal poison , the man who has often been intoxicated with anger , should go and do likewise . He can but try - the effort may be crowned with triumphant success . APOTHEGMS . SELECT AND ...
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... keep up your spirits , the darkness will pass away . If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid ... keeping , and can be kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of passion may ...
... keep up your spirits , the darkness will pass away . If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid ... keeping , and can be kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of passion may ...
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