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... and fire - works that end in smoke ; get that which is worth keeping , and can be
kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of
passion may cause you to mourn long and bitterly . Govern your passions , or
they ...
... and fire - works that end in smoke ; get that which is worth keeping , and can be
kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of
passion may cause you to mourn long and bitterly . Govern your passions , or
they ...
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He is his own and the poor man's enemy , -- money is the tomb of all his passions
and desires , -his mind is never ... He covets the wealth of others , revels in
extortion , stops at nothing to gratify his ruling passion , that will not endanger his
...
He is his own and the poor man's enemy , -- money is the tomb of all his passions
and desires , -his mind is never ... He covets the wealth of others , revels in
extortion , stops at nothing to gratify his ruling passion , that will not endanger his
...
Page 198
Like all other bad passions , the fruits of Revenge are bitter - its projectile force
recoils on its projector ; like the scorpion enclosed within a circle of fire , it stings
itself to death . Like other vile passions , it can and should be subdued - no man ...
Like all other bad passions , the fruits of Revenge are bitter - its projectile force
recoils on its projector ; like the scorpion enclosed within a circle of fire , it stings
itself to death . Like other vile passions , it can and should be subdued - no man ...
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... guardians , and masters wear them ; who never reprove but by scolding , and
never chastise , only when in a passion ... rein to the unholy passions , indulge in
the ruinous vices of the day ; and neglect the salvation of their immortal souls .
... guardians , and masters wear them ; who never reprove but by scolding , and
never chastise , only when in a passion ... rein to the unholy passions , indulge in
the ruinous vices of the day ; and neglect the salvation of their immortal souls .
Page 240
The passions being enslaved , the soul becomes torpid , the body passive , and
the work is done . The courts of kings are admirable manufactories for bringing
these passions into submission . Luxury , dissipation , and fashion ; with their ...
The passions being enslaved , the soul becomes torpid , the body passive , and
the work is done . The courts of kings are admirable manufactories for bringing
these passions into submission . Luxury , dissipation , and fashion ; with their ...
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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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