The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 26
... the matron and maid , the living and the dead ; but , cursed propensity , delights most in destroying worth , and immolating innocence . Lacon has justly remarked , “ Calumny crosses oceans , scales mountains , and traverses deserts ...
... the matron and maid , the living and the dead ; but , cursed propensity , delights most in destroying worth , and immolating innocence . Lacon has justly remarked , “ Calumny crosses oceans , scales mountains , and traverses deserts ...
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Correct all faults the moment they appear ; weeds grow more rapidly than the esculent plant , each hour of neglect retards the growth of the latter , and increases the labor of destroying the former . Beware of partiality .
Correct all faults the moment they appear ; weeds grow more rapidly than the esculent plant , each hour of neglect retards the growth of the latter , and increases the labor of destroying the former . Beware of partiality .
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The more delicate it is , the more readily will a rough hand destroy it . To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear ...
The more delicate it is , the more readily will a rough hand destroy it . To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear ...
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... destroy the republican simplicity of '76 . Sectarianism , in matters of religion , has contributed to swell the upper current , and has often covered charity , humility , and forgiveness , with the waves of persecution and revenge ...
... destroy the republican simplicity of '76 . Sectarianism , in matters of religion , has contributed to swell the upper current , and has often covered charity , humility , and forgiveness , with the waves of persecution and revenge ...
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If this misfortune would cure the evil , it would be a blessing in disguise ; but so deeply rooted is this system among us , that no sooner is one chain destroyed , than another is manufactured ; an increasing weight is put upon it ...
If this misfortune would cure the evil , it would be a blessing in disguise ; but so deeply rooted is this system among us , that no sooner is one chain destroyed , than another is manufactured ; an increasing weight is put upon it ...
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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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