| Literature - 1921 - 864 pages
...a fiercer hell than the failure of a great object,' and George Eliot: 'The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.' The sages are just like the populace which produces proverbs. You can justify any course of action... | |
| Francis Jacox - Bible - 1873 - 516 pages
...proof against that word, failure. He has seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear, he says, is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. As to just the amount of result a man may see from his particular work—that is a tremendous uncertainty : " the universe has not... | |
| 1888 - 722 pages
...which has not been determined by a wider public life. — George Eliot. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees...to be best. As to just the amount of result he may BOB from his particular work — that's a tremendous uncertainty. — Tht Same. The sublime delight... | |
| Literature - 1876 - 732 pages
...troublesome, especially from ten to thirty. — Sir Arthur Helps. i j. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. — "Felix Holt." 14. In mendicant fashion, we make the goodness of others a reason for exorbitant... | |
| 1876 - 740 pages
...troublesome, especially from ten to thirty. — Sir Arthur Helps. 1 3. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. — "Felix Holt." 14. In mendicant fashion, we make the goodness of others a reason for exorbitant... | |
| George Eliot - Novelists, English - 1878 - 378 pages
...speaking. "But I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees...long as a man sees and believes in some great good, I,e'll prefer working towards that in the way he's best fit for, come what may. I put effects at their... | |
| George Eliot - 1878 - 378 pages
...speaking. " But I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. *The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.^XAs to just the amount of result he may see from his particular work — that's a tremendous... | |
| Mary Ann Evans - 1880 - 494 pages
...laid upon me.' I 'm proof against that word failure. I Ve seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees...long as a man sees and believes in some great good, he'1l prefer working towards that in the way he 's best fit for, come what may. I put effects at their... | |
| 1888 - 496 pages
...that he is proof against the word ' failure," for he has seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best." No shame should be keener than to know we have turned from the path of honor. No sorrow is deeper than... | |
| 1883 - 614 pages
...forgive me — to go on like this always seems to me very like failure.' ' The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best,' he answered, more lightly. 'There, I pass on to you some words of wisdom with which I often comfort... | |
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