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Página 116
Does she laugh with her children - or only look after their diet ? Does she know what they are dreaming , or only what they are doing ? Does she have their confidence or only their obedience ? " When the family goes for a motor ride ...
Does she laugh with her children - or only look after their diet ? Does she know what they are dreaming , or only what they are doing ? Does she have their confidence or only their obedience ? " When the family goes for a motor ride ...
Página 117
If that is not a disheartening situa- tion to those who look ahead politic- cally , what would be ? Equally discouraging is the ap- parently unshakable determination of half of the qualified voters not to participate in the election of ...
If that is not a disheartening situa- tion to those who look ahead politic- cally , what would be ? Equally discouraging is the ap- parently unshakable determination of half of the qualified voters not to participate in the election of ...
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I whole appearance changed to a shame- faced air that I have come to think of as his bedroom look , and he went slinking away . But as always under such circumstances he watched my face for a sign of forgiveness and ...
I whole appearance changed to a shame- faced air that I have come to think of as his bedroom look , and he went slinking away . But as always under such circumstances he watched my face for a sign of forgiveness and ...
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It looks pale , and the pulse is very slow . " " Well , doctor , it has not had much regular food lately . " " Ah , I thought so . Now just mind this : if you go on playing tricks like that , you'll spoil all its teeth , and get laid up ...
It looks pale , and the pulse is very slow . " " Well , doctor , it has not had much regular food lately . " " Ah , I thought so . Now just mind this : if you go on playing tricks like that , you'll spoil all its teeth , and get laid up ...
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I do not indulge the inclination of age to look backward and live in the past . Upon the con- trary , I cultivate an interest in every new thing and read the daily papers with care ; they always offer some- thing new to the mind .
I do not indulge the inclination of age to look backward and live in the past . Upon the con- trary , I cultivate an interest in every new thing and read the daily papers with care ; they always offer some- thing new to the mind .
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Página 600 - This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
Página 202 - DRAMA and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act...
Página 273 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Página 518 - O LITTLE town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night.
Página 572 - The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me, correspondent to my flowing unto him. When the waters are at level, then my goods pass to him, and his to me. All his are mine, all mine his. 'I say to him, How can you give me this pot of oil or this flagon of wine when all your oil and wine is mine, which belief of mine this gift seems to deny?
Página 171 - A great many men die from burst arteries, especially in the brain, and this danger is presumably still greater for an elephant or a giraffe. But animals of all kinds find difficulties in size for the following reason. A typical small animal, say a microscopic worm or rotifer, has a smooth skin through which all the oxygen it requires can soak in, a straight gut with sufficient surface to absorb its food, and a simple kidney.
Página 401 - Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal.
Página 572 - The reason of these discords I conceive to be, that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift. You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person. After you have served him, he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
Página 655 - H, a Sir Knight Errant of the Mystic Order of Granada. It is characteristic of secret orders that the names they bear are high-spirited and resounding, on a plane above the routine affairs of daily living. The Shriners are not simply Shriners; they are members of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The Grottos are not simply Grottos; they are members of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. There are many other "Mystic
Página 490 - And peradventure had he seen her first She might have made this and that other world Another world for the sick man; but now The shackles of an old love straiten'd him, His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Reader's Digest, Volumen5 |
| Editores | DeWitt Wallace, Lila Acheson Wallace |
| Editor | Reader's Digest Association, 1926 |
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