Gleanings, Moral and Religious, from Various Authors, Latin and EnglishW. Phillips, 1826 - 318 Seiten |
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... desire . Whereas the be- ginnings of virtue are laborious : but by perse- verance its labours diminish , its pleasures in- crease . As it ripens into confirmed habit , it becomes both smoother in practice and more complete in its 43.
... desire . Whereas the be- ginnings of virtue are laborious : but by perse- verance its labours diminish , its pleasures in- crease . As it ripens into confirmed habit , it becomes both smoother in practice and more complete in its 43.
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... desires , let loose as it were , like wild beasts from chains . - Plutarch . With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust , Nor be so civil as to prove unjust . Fear not the anger of the wise to raise : They best can bear reproof who ...
... desires , let loose as it were , like wild beasts from chains . - Plutarch . With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust , Nor be so civil as to prove unjust . Fear not the anger of the wise to raise : They best can bear reproof who ...
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... desire not , this peril- ous station , rather than to stand safer on the lower ground ! the lamentable fruits of pros- perity and the mutability of men that make great professions and promises in adversity , should make the 77.
... desire not , this peril- ous station , rather than to stand safer on the lower ground ! the lamentable fruits of pros- perity and the mutability of men that make great professions and promises in adversity , should make the 77.
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... desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheer- fully , and bear contentedly . The Dutch have a proverb : -Thefts never enrich , Alms never impoverish , Prayers hinder no work . Plato interrogatus , Quantas ...
... desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheer- fully , and bear contentedly . The Dutch have a proverb : -Thefts never enrich , Alms never impoverish , Prayers hinder no work . Plato interrogatus , Quantas ...
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... desire to reap neither fame nor profit from the benefits I confer . I give as one who simply wishes to discharge a duty . - Seneca . But what shall we do when our favours are requited with ingratitude ? Repeat them , - though they ...
... desire to reap neither fame nor profit from the benefits I confer . I give as one who simply wishes to discharge a duty . - Seneca . But what shall we do when our favours are requited with ingratitude ? Repeat them , - though they ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
animi Apostle atque autem blessed bonis charity Christ Christian Church Cicero Cyaxares Deism Deum Deus Divine Divine grace docet doctrine doth duty enim Epist Eternity etiam etiamsi Etsi evil faith fear friends God's Gospel grace habet hæc happiness hath heart Heaven heavenly holy homines hominum honour inter ipse labour Lactantius live Lord magis malè malis mankind mercy mihi mind moral multa multum nature neque ness never nihil nisi nobis omnes omni omnia omnibus ourselves patience Paul checked Paul the Deacon peace peccatum perfect persons Pliny the elder potest praise prayer quæ quam Quid quis quod rebus Religion religious righteousness salvation says scire Scriptures shew sibi sine soul spirit statim sunt tamen tanquam temperance thee things thou art thoughts tibi tion Truth unto virtue vitâ vitæ vitia wisdom wise words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 119 - For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers...
Seite 202 - Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Seite 19 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Seite 176 - I die: * remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: * lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Seite 4 - The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Seite 203 - Albeit that good works which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment : yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith ; insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known, as a tree discerned by the fruit.
Seite 205 - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Seite 97 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and then shall every man have praise of God.
Seite 153 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.