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... waste his time in vain endeavours : But a patient man has no need to fret and struggle , as he attempts no more than he can ac- complish , and is willing to wait for the gradual progress of his work . * Thus , when Archimedes was asked ...
... waste his time in vain endeavours : But a patient man has no need to fret and struggle , as he attempts no more than he can ac- complish , and is willing to wait for the gradual progress of his work . * Thus , when Archimedes was asked ...
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... wastes itself in its destructive overflow . If a painter were to lay one colour upon another before it had time to dry , they would both run into each other , and spoil his design . 66 The Crane and the Pitcher . " - Esop's fuble ...
... wastes itself in its destructive overflow . If a painter were to lay one colour upon another before it had time to dry , they would both run into each other , and spoil his design . 66 The Crane and the Pitcher . " - Esop's fuble ...
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... wastes his pence one year , will not be satisfied with the same amount to squander the next ; but wasted copper will ... waste : Whereas , the habit of extra- vagance superinduces a wanton recklessness , a gaudy un- substantial taste ...
... wastes his pence one year , will not be satisfied with the same amount to squander the next ; but wasted copper will ... waste : Whereas , the habit of extra- vagance superinduces a wanton recklessness , a gaudy un- substantial taste ...
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... waste in my house , I could not afford a liberal subscription . " Charles I. , of England , suffered small encroachments to be made upon his prerogatives , whereby he lost both his crown and life . Had he boldly resisted the very first ...
... waste in my house , I could not afford a liberal subscription . " Charles I. , of England , suffered small encroachments to be made upon his prerogatives , whereby he lost both his crown and life . Had he boldly resisted the very first ...
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... Waste not , want not . Woful waste makes woful want . Ever save , ever had . Little and often fills the purse . No alchemy like economy . Without frugality none can be rich ; and , with it , very few would be poor . Economy is a great ...
... Waste not , want not . Woful waste makes woful want . Ever save , ever had . Little and often fills the purse . No alchemy like economy . Without frugality none can be rich ; and , with it , very few would be poor . Economy is a great ...
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Términos y frases comunes
1ST REASON 2ND REASON 3RD REASON 4TH REASON action ancient beautiful better blessed body Catiline cheerful Cicero classical companions CONCLUSION conscience contented corrupted cultivation danger death deceived Deioces delight disease doth dress earth employment evil excite exercise fable Faliscans favour fear feel fire folly fool foolish give gold Greek habit hand happiness hath heart HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS honest honour idle INTRODUCTION judgment Julius Cæsar king labour living Lord Bacon man's ment mental Milo of Crotona mind moral Nabal nature never nihil pain passions person pleasure pride Prov proverbs punishment quæ quam QUOTATIONS REASON.-A REASON.-Every REASON.-It REASON.-The rich righteous Romans salt Samnites says Shakspeare Siculi SIMILES sorrow soul spirit suffered sweet taste temper thee THEME things thou shalt thought tree Trojan war truth unto vice Virgil virtue whole wicked wisdom wise words
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Página 369 - Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
Página 198 - Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Página 369 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Página 330 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Página 273 - For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Página 82 - OF all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.
Página 98 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves : 15 "Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Página 240 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.
Página 179 - From nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. And if each system in gradation roll, Alike essential to the amazing whole, The least confusion but in one, not all That system only, but the whole must fall.
Página 394 - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home...