The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern, Alphabetically Arranged by SubjectsBritkin, 1927 - 724 páginas |
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... human breast , that however high we reach we are never satisfied . - Machia- velli . Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals : we storm heaven itself in our folly . - Horace . The very substance of the ambitious is merely the ...
... human breast , that however high we reach we are never satisfied . - Machia- velli . Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals : we storm heaven itself in our folly . - Horace . The very substance of the ambitious is merely the ...
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... human life ; the parent of many sins and of more miseries . In a world where everything is doubtful , and where we may be disap- pointed , and be blessed in disappoint- ment , why this restless stir and commo- tion of mind ? -Can it ...
... human life ; the parent of many sins and of more miseries . In a world where everything is doubtful , and where we may be disap- pointed , and be blessed in disappoint- ment , why this restless stir and commo- tion of mind ? -Can it ...
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... human applause nor human censure is to be taken as the test of truth ; but either should set us upon testing ourselves . - Whately . When the million applaud you , seri- ously ask what harm you have done ; when they censure you , what ...
... human applause nor human censure is to be taken as the test of truth ; but either should set us upon testing ourselves . - Whately . When the million applaud you , seri- ously ask what harm you have done ; when they censure you , what ...
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... human life . - One learns there to put his hand to everything . The most delicate and rich are forced to see poverty and live with it ; to understand distress ; and to know how rapid and great are the revolutions and changes of life ...
... human life . - One learns there to put his hand to everything . The most delicate and rich are forced to see poverty and live with it ; to understand distress ; and to know how rapid and great are the revolutions and changes of life ...
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... human investiga- tion . The mind that grasps its facts and principles receives something of the enlargement and grandeur belonging to the science itself . It is a quickener of devotion . - H . Mann . No one can contemplate the great ...
... human investiga- tion . The mind that grasps its facts and principles receives something of the enlargement and grandeur belonging to the science itself . It is a quickener of devotion . - H . Mann . No one can contemplate the great ...
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