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... right till you handled them . We are all spoiled tarts . vi He is a poor creature who does not believe himself to be better than the whole world else . No matter how ill we may be , or how low we may have fallen , 9 I.
... right till you handled them . We are all spoiled tarts . vi He is a poor creature who does not believe himself to be better than the whole world else . No matter how ill we may be , or how low we may have fallen , 9 I.
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... better know the rules , for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases — though not often . xiv There are two great rules of life , the one general and the other particular . The first is that every one can , in the end , get what he wants ...
... better know the rules , for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases — though not often . xiv There are two great rules of life , the one general and the other particular . The first is that every one can , in the end , get what he wants ...
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... better or much worse than what I have myself experienced . I should say I had proved pretty well the extremes of mental pleasure and so I believe each in his own way does , almost and every man . pain ; ii I have squandered my life as a ...
... better or much worse than what I have myself experienced . I should say I had proved pretty well the extremes of mental pleasure and so I believe each in his own way does , almost and every man . pain ; ii I have squandered my life as a ...
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... long life it is not enough that it should be good of its kind . Many ephemeral things are perfect in their way . It must be of a durable kind as well . Living in Others We had better live in others as 14 Lord , What is Man ?
... long life it is not enough that it should be good of its kind . Many ephemeral things are perfect in their way . It must be of a durable kind as well . Living in Others We had better live in others as 14 Lord , What is Man ?
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... better men than myself who often were much worse paid than I have been . If a man's true self is his karma - the life which his work lives but which he knows very little about and by which he takes nothing let him remember at least that ...
... better men than myself who often were much worse paid than I have been . If a man's true self is his karma - the life which his work lives but which he knows very little about and by which he takes nothing let him remember at least that ...
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Page 203 - Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets; She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Page 203 - All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Page 27 - OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD ; LORD, hear my voice. 0 let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss; O LORD, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared.
Page 162 - What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached...
Page 214 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 264 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Page 60 - In the moral government of the world, it seems evidently necessary, that the sins of the fathers should be visited upon the children...
Page 220 - The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
Page 393 - if ever there was a sober creetur to be got at eighteen pence a day for working people, and three and six for gentlefolks - night watching,"' said Mrs Gamp with emphasis, '"being a extra charge - you are that inwallable person.
Page 217 - AN APOLOGY FOR THE DEVIL It must be remembered that we have only heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.