Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... body , or in the mind . Four thousand years ago , men shivered with frost , and panted with heat , were cold in their grati- tude , and ardent in their revenge . Should my readers think some of my conclusions too se- vere , they will in ...
... body , or in the mind . Four thousand years ago , men shivered with frost , and panted with heat , were cold in their grati- tude , and ardent in their revenge . Should my readers think some of my conclusions too se- vere , they will in ...
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... bodies and of their minds , serve only to augment and to consolidate the s rength of their purse . XXV . Men will wrangle for religion ; write for it ; fight for it ; die for it ; any thing but - live for it . XXVI . Honour is unstable ...
... bodies and of their minds , serve only to augment and to consolidate the s rength of their purse . XXV . Men will wrangle for religion ; write for it ; fight for it ; die for it ; any thing but - live for it . XXVI . Honour is unstable ...
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... bodies , he exclaimed , " Whether my discoveries will be read by posterity , or by my contemporaries , is a matter that concerns them , more than me . I may well be contented to wait one century for a reader , when God himself , du ...
... bodies , he exclaimed , " Whether my discoveries will be read by posterity , or by my contemporaries , is a matter that concerns them , more than me . I may well be contented to wait one century for a reader , when God himself , du ...
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... bodies of the vanquished . XLVI . Many men fail in life , from the want , as they are too ready to suppose , of those great occa- sions wherein they might have shown their trust - worthiness , and their integrity . But all such persons ...
... bodies of the vanquished . XLVI . Many men fail in life , from the want , as they are too ready to suppose , of those great occa- sions wherein they might have shown their trust - worthiness , and their integrity . But all such persons ...
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... body and a soul ; can confer upon them an imperishable vigour , a beauty that in- creases with age , and which must continue to captivate generations . In short , wisdom can draw expedient from obstacle , invention from difficulty ...
... body and a soul ; can confer upon them an imperishable vigour , a beauty that in- creases with age , and which must continue to captivate generations . In short , wisdom can draw expedient from obstacle , invention from difficulty ...
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