'While the 'boy' waits'.Hardwicke, 1879 - 340 pages |
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Page 7
... energy of his whole life are dependent upon the daily dose of wisdom served out to him by the purveyors of news and ready- made opinions . As a matter of fact , very few opinions are home - made at the present day . The exertion would ...
... energy of his whole life are dependent upon the daily dose of wisdom served out to him by the purveyors of news and ready- made opinions . As a matter of fact , very few opinions are home - made at the present day . The exertion would ...
Page 42
... energy of those who work them , are prodigious . The greatest amount of laborious research is performed by men who are Dummies in respect to their own individuality . They originate nothing ; they ap- propriate nothing . Clever people ...
... energy of those who work them , are prodigious . The greatest amount of laborious research is performed by men who are Dummies in respect to their own individuality . They originate nothing ; they ap- propriate nothing . Clever people ...
Page 76
... of the British character . Genuine John Bullism is almost extinct . Nothing can make up for the loss of energy which arose from earnestness , or the indomitable pluck inspired by straightforward and 76 " WHILE THE BOY ' WAITS . "
... of the British character . Genuine John Bullism is almost extinct . Nothing can make up for the loss of energy which arose from earnestness , or the indomitable pluck inspired by straightforward and 76 " WHILE THE BOY ' WAITS . "
Page 90
... energy chiefly interested to keep up appear- ances , is due to the circumstance that they sprang from some crude conception — perhaps the crotchet of a too presumptuous mind - and the promoters , having discovered their mistake , are ...
... energy chiefly interested to keep up appear- ances , is due to the circumstance that they sprang from some crude conception — perhaps the crotchet of a too presumptuous mind - and the promoters , having discovered their mistake , are ...
Page 106
... energy can be concentrated on the business of utilising means ready to hand , and " making the most of every opportunity , " instead of being devoted to the acquisition of personal skill . Every faculty grows by its use , and the power ...
... energy can be concentrated on the business of utilising means ready to hand , and " making the most of every opportunity , " instead of being devoted to the acquisition of personal skill . Every faculty grows by its use , and the power ...
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