 | New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 Seiten
...powerful, the great and the insignificant — is energy, invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality will do anything...will make a two-legged creature a man without it." The expression of this opinion is exaggerated, yet it is substantially correct. There are too many... | |
 | 1855 - 630 Seiten
...and the insignficant, is energy — invincible determination ; an honest purpose once fixed, and then opportunity, will make a two-legged creature a man without it." Undoubtedly our dear brother had such... | |
 | 1862 - 802 Seiten
...purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality will do antthing that can be done in this world ; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities,...will make a two-legged creature a man without it." [tmotrs antr |le«nt MR. PHILIP WHITEHEAD WAS born on the border where the Scottish and English counties... | |
 | 1744 - 596 Seiten
...and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination. This will do anythingthatcan be done, and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities,...will make a two-legged creature a man without it. Sir T. Buxion. SOLIDITY.— No decorations of the edifice can compensate for the want of solidity at... | |
 | 1878 - 300 Seiten
...tell him disagreeable truths. — Bulwer Lytton. . Energy will do anything that can be done in this world ; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged animal a man without it. — Goethe. |)ottic Sections. NIGHT AMONG THE HILLS. So stiU ! So still t... | |
 | Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1848 - 646 Seiten
...purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality will do any thing that can be done In this world ; and no talents. no circumstances, no opportunities,...will make a two-legged creature a man without it"— (Extract qfa Letter from Sir T. Fowell Burton.) LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. THE NEW YORK... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1861 - 306 Seiten
...powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy, — invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed, and then, 'Death or victory!' That quality will do anything that can be done in this world; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man... | |
 | Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1848 - 628 Seiten
...death or victory. That quality will tio any thing that can be done in this world ; and no talenti. no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man without it."— (Eilract of a Letter from Sir T. Powell Button.) LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1848. • PREFACE.... | |
 | 1849 - 698 Seiten
...the great and the insignificant, is energy — invineible determination — a purpose once fixed — and then, death or victory. That quality will do anything...that can be done in the world : and no talents, no eircumstances, no opportunitics will make a two-legged creature a man without it Early development... | |
 | Charles Buxton - 1849 - 534 Seiten
...purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality will do any thing that can be done in this world; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creatut* • man without it."— (Extract of a Letter from Sir T. Powell Buiton.) PHILADELPHIA: HENRY... | |
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The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed and then death or victory. That quality... 
