“ The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. ”
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“ They who, in the lesser transactions of life, are totally negligent of rule, will be in hazard of extending that negligence, by degrees, to such affairs and duties as will render them criminal. ”
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“ Gentleness, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit of cowards and the fawning assent of sycophants. ”
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“ The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. ”
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“ Idleness is the great corrupter of youth, and the bane and dishonor of middle age. He who, in the prime of life, finds time to hang heavy on his hands, may with much reason suspect that he has not consulted the duties which the consideration of his age imposed upon him; assuredly he has not consulted his happiness. ”
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“ Life will frequently languish, even in the hands of the busy, if they have not some employment subsidiary to that which forms their main pursuit. ”
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“ The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. ”
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“ Gentleness, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit of cowards and the fawning assent of sycophants. ”
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“ Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence. ”
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“ True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and duty of man. It is native feeling heightened and improved by principle. ”
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“ Between levity and cheerfulness there is a wide distinction; and the mind which is most open to levity is frequently a stranger to cheerfulness. ”
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“ True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and duty of man. It is native feeling heightened and improved by principle. ”
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“ It frequently happens that where the second line is sublime, the third, in which he meant to rise still higher, is perfectly bombast. ”
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“ Human ability is an unequal match for the violent and unforeseen vicissitudes of the world. ”
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“ The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. ”
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