The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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AMBITION , not productive of happiness .. ANGER , should be suppressed and regulated . APCTHEGMS , useful maxims AVARICE , miseries of .... 16 17 19 . 21 BIBLE , its superiority over all books BENEVOLENCE , pure and false .
AMBITION , not productive of happiness .. ANGER , should be suppressed and regulated . APCTHEGMS , useful maxims AVARICE , miseries of .... 16 17 19 . 21 BIBLE , its superiority over all books BENEVOLENCE , pure and false .
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95 96 98 99 103 105 HAPPINESS , what is true .... HEART , description of natural and moral HONESTY , the true standard of Honor , each caste has its code HOPE , its operations on the mind . IDLENESS , leads to crime INCONSISTENCY ...
95 96 98 99 103 105 HAPPINESS , what is true .... HEART , description of natural and moral HONESTY , the true standard of Honor , each caste has its code HOPE , its operations on the mind . IDLENESS , leads to crime INCONSISTENCY ...
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No profession is more honourable , none as conducive to health , peace , tranquillity , and happiness . More independent than any other calling , it is calculated to produce an innate love of liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty ...
No profession is more honourable , none as conducive to health , peace , tranquillity , and happiness . More independent than any other calling , it is calculated to produce an innate love of liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty ...
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If multitudes , who are hard run to get bread , would leave our pent up cities , and occupy and improve the millions of fine land in our country , yet unlocated , it would greatly enhance individual happiness and public good .
If multitudes , who are hard run to get bread , would leave our pent up cities , and occupy and improve the millions of fine land in our country , yet unlocated , it would greatly enhance individual happiness and public good .
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... and requires a constant wind to preserve its upward course . The fulcrum of ignorance , and the lever of party spirit , 9 а form its magic power . An astute writer 14 THE PROBE . AMBITION, not productive of happiness.
... and requires a constant wind to preserve its upward course . The fulcrum of ignorance , and the lever of party spirit , 9 а form its magic power . An astute writer 14 THE PROBE . AMBITION, not productive of happiness.
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