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... fear of the immediate consequences . As it is , they feel free to throw out many bold suggestions which in part at least may be correct , well knowing that Time , the sage , will separate the true from the false . " Nor is the ...
... fear of the immediate consequences . As it is , they feel free to throw out many bold suggestions which in part at least may be correct , well knowing that Time , the sage , will separate the true from the false . " Nor is the ...
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... Fears . A practical acquaintance with the emotions , espe- cially with desires and fears , with the occasions on which they are apt to arise , and the consequences , whether in word or deed , which they usually produce , constitutes ...
... Fears . A practical acquaintance with the emotions , espe- cially with desires and fears , with the occasions on which they are apt to arise , and the consequences , whether in word or deed , which they usually produce , constitutes ...
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... fear are utterly opposed to each other , and yet the same objects give rise to both . If we desire to obtain any thing , we may also fear lest we should not obtain it ; and when we actually possess HUMAN HAPPINESS . 335.
... fear are utterly opposed to each other , and yet the same objects give rise to both . If we desire to obtain any thing , we may also fear lest we should not obtain it ; and when we actually possess HUMAN HAPPINESS . 335.
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... fear any evil , we necessarily desire to escape it , and when it does overtake us , we again wish for its departure ... fears ; and therefore that the classification which applies to the one will also hold good of the other . Moreover ...
... fear any evil , we necessarily desire to escape it , and when it does overtake us , we again wish for its departure ... fears ; and therefore that the classification which applies to the one will also hold good of the other . Moreover ...
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... fear of losing must nearly balance the hope of winning , and where the stake is excessive , probably exceeds it ; but when the cast is unlucky , and all is over , the suddenness of the transition from riches or com- petence to poverty ...
... fear of losing must nearly balance the hope of winning , and where the stake is excessive , probably exceeds it ; but when the cast is unlucky , and all is over , the suddenness of the transition from riches or com- petence to poverty ...
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