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To balance , properly , HOPE and FEAR , in children , is a matter of high
importance , and of rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness —
fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy . The former is the
motive ...
To balance , properly , HOPE and FEAR , in children , is a matter of high
importance , and of rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness —
fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy . The former is the
motive ...
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Another , “ Sir , I fear not your sword , but the sword of God's anger . I dare
venture my life in a good cause , but cannot venture my soul in a bad one . I will
charge upon the cannon's mouth for my country , but I want courage to storm hell
.
Another , “ Sir , I fear not your sword , but the sword of God's anger . I dare
venture my life in a good cause , but cannot venture my soul in a bad one . I will
charge upon the cannon's mouth for my country , but I want courage to storm hell
.
Page 172
A naturally timid person may become so accustomed to danger , that what he
once dreaded , he no longer fears . The reverse sometimes occurs — exposure
to perils increases fear and paralyzes all the powers of the man . Some men can
...
A naturally timid person may become so accustomed to danger , that what he
once dreaded , he no longer fears . The reverse sometimes occurs — exposure
to perils increases fear and paralyzes all the powers of the man . Some men can
...
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He had listened to their story , the morning previous , with apparent indifference ;
without making any reply ; concealing his design , for fear it might prove a failure .
He was half suspected of being a tory , and in league with the savages who ...
He had listened to their story , the morning previous , with apparent indifference ;
without making any reply ; concealing his design , for fear it might prove a failure .
He was half suspected of being a tory , and in league with the savages who ...
Page 231
... and sleep away the sermon , for fear its truths might set too closely , and pinch
their consciences . There are others who do not go to church , because they
cannot dress as well as some others - vain pride is stronger than their religion .
... and sleep away the sermon , for fear its truths might set too closely , and pinch
their consciences . There are others who do not go to church , because they
cannot dress as well as some others - vain pride is stronger than their religion .
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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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