The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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... produced by moral disease , shall be crowned with success , it will afford me great consola- tion . To raise higher the standard of morals , to pro- mote social order , and to advance the general good of our country ; should be the ...
... produced by moral disease , shall be crowned with success , it will afford me great consola- tion . To raise higher the standard of morals , to pro- mote social order , and to advance the general good of our country ; should be the ...
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... produces misery ... JUDGMENT , to be cautiously exercised .... 119 121 124 125 KNOWLEDGE , of common things most necessary ...... ..... 128 KINGS , number of modern , in Europe . 129 LABOR , benefits of LAW , keep out of it - its ...
... produces misery ... JUDGMENT , to be cautiously exercised .... 119 121 124 125 KNOWLEDGE , of common things most necessary ...... ..... 128 KINGS , number of modern , in Europe . 129 LABOR , benefits of LAW , keep out of it - its ...
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... produce an innate love of liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty eminence , and looks upon the bustle of cities , the intricacies of mechanism , the din of commerce , and brain confusing , body killing literature ; with feelings of ...
... produce an innate love of liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty eminence , and looks upon the bustle of cities , the intricacies of mechanism , the din of commerce , and brain confusing , body killing literature ; with feelings of ...
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... produced by a summer storm of pas- sion . Friendship , domestic happiness , self - respect , the esteem of others , and sometimes property ; are swept away by a whirlwind - perhaps a tornado of anger . I have more than once seen the ...
... produced by a summer storm of pas- sion . Friendship , domestic happiness , self - respect , the esteem of others , and sometimes property ; are swept away by a whirlwind - perhaps a tornado of anger . I have more than once seen the ...
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... - ute one cent , like too many who make pretensions to piety , but produce no more fruit than a hemlock tree , that has been seared with lightning . Pure benevolence , like the dew from heaven , fails BENEVOLENCE . 23.
... - ute one cent , like too many who make pretensions to piety , but produce no more fruit than a hemlock tree , that has been seared with lightning . Pure benevolence , like the dew from heaven , fails BENEVOLENCE . 23.
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