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Page 91
This system is as pernicious in principle as the others -as dangerous to those few
who have the means to sport in stocks ... fortunately , the meshes of the net are so
large , that the vast multitude of small fish are in no danger from this quarter .
This system is as pernicious in principle as the others -as dangerous to those few
who have the means to sport in stocks ... fortunately , the meshes of the net are so
large , that the vast multitude of small fish are in no danger from this quarter .
Page 172
This is a rare and useful quality , constitutional with some , and greatly improved
in others , by frequent and repeated exposure to danger . This is strongly
exhibited by our Aborigines , who are trained to perils from childhood . Long
familiarity ...
This is a rare and useful quality , constitutional with some , and greatly improved
in others , by frequent and repeated exposure to danger . This is strongly
exhibited by our Aborigines , who are trained to perils from childhood . Long
familiarity ...
Page 173
The man who is blessed with original presence of mind , will exhibit it on his first
exposure to sudden and imminent danger , and the greater the danger , the more
brightly will this quality shine . At a single glance , the peril and the remedy are ...
The man who is blessed with original presence of mind , will exhibit it on his first
exposure to sudden and imminent danger , and the greater the danger , the more
brightly will this quality shine . At a single glance , the peril and the remedy are ...
Page 198
Revenge produces a maniac insanity , and converts its victims into demons ,
exposing them to danger , and rendering them dangerous in community . It is a
burning fire , searing all the noblest powers of the soul . REVOLUTION . A
SCRAP OF ...
Revenge produces a maniac insanity , and converts its victims into demons ,
exposing them to danger , and rendering them dangerous in community . It is a
burning fire , searing all the noblest powers of the soul . REVOLUTION . A
SCRAP OF ...
Page 247
... work that came from the hands of the Architect of worlds , perfect in all its parts .
Parents and teachers , who do not correctly understand the machinery of mind ,
are ever in danger of opening the wrong valve , and of doing irreparable injury .
... work that came from the hands of the Architect of worlds , perfect in all its parts .
Parents and teachers , who do not correctly understand the machinery of mind ,
are ever in danger of opening the wrong valve , and of doing irreparable injury .
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L.C. Judson, 1849 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 19 Nov 2015 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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