Maxims, observations & reflections on morality and religion; selected from various authors, by T. Nixon1806 - 162 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 40
... wishes . If we possess not the power of self go- vernment , we shall be the prey of every loose inclination that chances to arise - pam- pered by indulgence , all , our passions will be- come mutinous and headstrong , desire , not ...
... wishes . If we possess not the power of self go- vernment , we shall be the prey of every loose inclination that chances to arise - pam- pered by indulgence , all , our passions will be- come mutinous and headstrong , desire , not ...
الصفحة 67
... wish is to be handsome ; and that consequently the readi- est method of obtaining her kindness is to praise her beauty . The plainer the dress , with greater lustre does beauty appear . Virtue is the greatest ornament , and good sense ...
... wish is to be handsome ; and that consequently the readi- est method of obtaining her kindness is to praise her beauty . The plainer the dress , with greater lustre does beauty appear . Virtue is the greatest ornament , and good sense ...
الصفحة 74
... wish , and be miserable ; where we may be disap- pointed , and blessed in the disappointment : what means a restless stir and commotion of the mind ? Solicitude cannot alter the course , or unravel the intricacy of human events ...
... wish , and be miserable ; where we may be disap- pointed , and blessed in the disappointment : what means a restless stir and commotion of the mind ? Solicitude cannot alter the course , or unravel the intricacy of human events ...
الصفحة 75
... wishes . As what flatters him in expectation , frequent- ly wounds him in possession ; so that the event to which he looked forward with an anxious and fearful eye , has often , when it arrived , laid its terrors aside : nay has brought ...
... wishes . As what flatters him in expectation , frequent- ly wounds him in possession ; so that the event to which he looked forward with an anxious and fearful eye , has often , when it arrived , laid its terrors aside : nay has brought ...
الصفحة 98
... wish for ; which is the dissolution of the soul in death . God has wisely provided , in his present administration of things , to give us instances enough of his just procedure toward the good and bad ; and yet to leave us instances ...
... wish for ; which is the dissolution of the soul in death . God has wisely provided , in his present administration of things , to give us instances enough of his just procedure toward the good and bad ; and yet to leave us instances ...
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الصفحة 138 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
الصفحة 138 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
الصفحة 151 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
الصفحة 9 - Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves little enough. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth...
الصفحة 109 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
الصفحة 1 - What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul. The philosopher, the saint, or the hero, the wise, the good, or the great man, very often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian, which a proper education might have dis-interred, and have brought to light.
الصفحة 59 - Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than plausible ; and more advised ' than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
الصفحة 64 - He who receives a good turn should never forget it : he who does one should never remember it.
الصفحة 103 - Earth in the following manner : " For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie down again, and the circle returns. We spend the day in trifles, and when the night comes we throw ourselves into the bed of folly, among dreams, and broken thoughts, and wild imaginations.
الصفحة 139 - I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.