The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 70
... better undertaker than physician , and deals more in epitaphs than prescriptions . Transient fame , or glory , requires as much , and more difficult labor to acquire it , because the offspring of ambition . : Lacon has truly observed ...
... better undertaker than physician , and deals more in epitaphs than prescriptions . Transient fame , or glory , requires as much , and more difficult labor to acquire it , because the offspring of ambition . : Lacon has truly observed ...
Page 84
... better than those that were destroyed . The greater portion of the damage was done from two to five o'clock . No language can fully describe the scene that passed during those three hours . I was just recovering from a protracted ...
... better than those that were destroyed . The greater portion of the damage was done from two to five o'clock . No language can fully describe the scene that passed during those three hours . I was just recovering from a protracted ...
Page 85
... on amassing wealth , the effects of the fire have measur- ably passed off ; and many are in better circumstances than they were before they were burnt out . > H FLATTERY . Here is my throne , my kingdom is FIRES . 85.
... on amassing wealth , the effects of the fire have measur- ably passed off ; and many are in better circumstances than they were before they were burnt out . > H FLATTERY . Here is my throne , my kingdom is FIRES . 85.
Page 87
... better fulfil the design of their creation , induce self respect , and secure the esteem of those around them . FRIENDSHIP . Friendship , like love , is but a name , Unless to one you stint the flame . those who depend On many , seldom ...
... better fulfil the design of their creation , induce self respect , and secure the esteem of those around them . FRIENDSHIP . Friendship , like love , is but a name , Unless to one you stint the flame . those who depend On many , seldom ...
Page 110
... better than a sound one . The physical powers of the idle man become ener- vated - he converts himself into a living sepulchre-- loathsome to himself and all around him . I once saw a lazy man offered a half dollar , to buy food for his ...
... better than a sound one . The physical powers of the idle man become ener- vated - he converts himself into a living sepulchre-- loathsome to himself and all around him . I once saw a lazy man offered a half dollar , to buy food for his ...
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