 | Saʻdī - 1823 - 488 Seiten
...and remainest in du" ranee, it is better than by a lie to work out " thy deliverance." APOPHTHEGM 98. To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for...for a lie, had no credit afterwards, when they spoke truth : God on high has said : Jacob is supposed to speak :• Goran xii : Sale ii. 35 : nay, but rather... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1856 - 330 Seiten
...sinful life. Oulverwel. Besides the guilt of sin, and the power of sin, there 's the stain of sin. Ib. * To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for...though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. Sadi. It was Talleyrand who, when Rulhieres said he had been guilty of only one wickedness in his life,... | |
 | 1866 - 662 Seiten
...inflicting a wound, which, when healed, leaves a scar." Mr. Ross renders, with much more vigor : " To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for...though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain." Mr. Gladwiu tamely says : " It is better to suffer sorrow before than after the enjoyment of happiness."... | |
 | 1866 - 672 Seiten
...inflicting a wound, which, when healed, leaves a scar." Mr. Ross renders, with much more vigor : " To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for...though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain." Mr. Gladwin tamely says : " It is better to suffer sorrow before than after the enjoyment of happiness."... | |
 | 1857 - 202 Seiten
...mother, child. as to others For they are more important to you than any other. — Rouchefoucauldt. To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will reman. — Sadi. Besides the guilt of sin, and the power of sin, there's the stain of sin. — Cuherwel.... | |
 | 1871 - 678 Seiten
...walls, in which his soul is imprisoned, shall be rent by the voice of the Redeemer." — C. Pollen. " To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for although the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. THE SYMBOL AND THE REALITY. A SERMON. BY ORVILLE... | |
 | 1880 - 200 Seiten
...Grandmamma. HE that does good for good's sake seeks neither praise nor reward, though sure of both at last. To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for,...though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. NEVER respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy ; we do not value the... | |
 | 1880 - 208 Seiten
...can you crack a nut." —Ralph Waldo Emerson. XXIV. To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. XXV. .-Sadi. THERE are soft words murmured by dear, dear lips, Far richer than any other: But the sweetest... | |
 | 1887 - 716 Seiten
...bodily punishments are too often like unkind words, which Sadi says, "are like the cut ot a saber, for though the wound may heal the scar of it will remain." WAYS OF TEACHING PRIMARY READING. BY MRS. SP BENNETT. In teaching a class of little children to read,... | |
 | Julia B. Hoitt - 1890 - 426 Seiten
...of the martyr. ST. SIMEON (390-460) The Golden Age is not behind, but before you. SADI (1189 7-1291) To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre ; for...though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar, is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance... | |
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. 
