The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page iii
... short , pun- gent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to the world the result of my experience ...
... short , pun- gent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to the world the result of my experience ...
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... short ... CALUMNY , baseness of . CHARITY , benign influence of CHILDREN , treatment of .... CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of .... CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and under . DEATH , our best friend ...
... short ... CALUMNY , baseness of . CHARITY , benign influence of CHILDREN , treatment of .... CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of .... CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and under . DEATH , our best friend ...
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... short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to whom you speak of any individual . Fools and obstinate people make ...
... short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to whom you speak of any individual . Fools and obstinate people make ...
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... SHORT . Dr. Cotton Mather placed over the door of his office , BE SHORT . These two words should be placed over the speakers ' chairs in our legislative halls , the benches of judges , the tables of authors , and over the clocks of some ...
... SHORT . Dr. Cotton Mather placed over the door of his office , BE SHORT . These two words should be placed over the speakers ' chairs in our legislative halls , the benches of judges , the tables of authors , and over the clocks of some ...
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... short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short , Let your credits , if you have any , be short ...
... short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short , Let your credits , if you have any , be short ...
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