The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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... causes of .... DISCRETION , defined ..... DUELLING , a cowardly practice .... EDUCATION , the kind most useful 14 16 246 12 17 19 . *** ***** 41 42 47 48 52 54 56 ... 60 62 88889 58 ELOQUENCE , artificial and natural - difference ...
... causes of .... DISCRETION , defined ..... DUELLING , a cowardly practice .... EDUCATION , the kind most useful 14 16 246 12 17 19 . *** ***** 41 42 47 48 52 54 56 ... 60 62 88889 58 ELOQUENCE , artificial and natural - difference ...
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... causes and remedy .. PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature ...... PILLOW , place for reflection ... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of PRESS , responsibility of editors .. ..... 167 169 171 172 .... 175 PROCRASTINATION , evils of ...
... causes and remedy .. PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature ...... PILLOW , place for reflection ... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of PRESS , responsibility of editors .. ..... 167 169 171 172 .... 175 PROCRASTINATION , evils of ...
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... causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive sublimate of falsehood , the aquafortis of envy , the elixir vitriol of revenge , and the asafoetida of du- plicity . Like the kite , it cannot rise in a ...
... causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive sublimate of falsehood , the aquafortis of envy , the elixir vitriol of revenge , and the asafoetida of du- plicity . Like the kite , it cannot rise in a ...
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... cause you to mourn long and bitterly . Govern your passions , or they will govern you . Conquer your enemies by kindness , pre- serve your friends by prudence , deserve the esteem of all by goodness . The road ambition travels , is too ...
... cause you to mourn long and bitterly . Govern your passions , or they will govern you . Conquer your enemies by kindness , pre- serve your friends by prudence , deserve the esteem of all by goodness . The road ambition travels , is too ...
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... cause of every bless- ing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which I heard , the cele- brated Red Jacket ...
... cause of every bless- ing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which I heard , the cele- brated Red Jacket ...
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