Self-culture, and Perfection of Character Including the Management of Youth

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Fowlers and Wells, 1847 - 312 sider
 

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Side 85 - Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents. For to him that hath shall be given, and he shall have more abundantly ; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Side 307 - I say unto you that ye resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on the one cheek turn to him the other also...
Side 232 - ... so that, whether we eat or drink, or whatsoever we do, we do all to the glory of God.
Side 307 - A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up strife.
Side 245 - Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest; The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Side 281 - For the master architect, for the engraver, the engineer, the pattern designer, the draughtsman, moulder, machine builder, or head mechanic of any kind, all acknowledge that this art is essential and indispensable. But there is no department of business or condition in life, where the accomplishment would not be of utility. Every man should be able to...
Side 281 - But suppose it were otherwise, and that learning to draw retarded the acquisition of good penmanship, how richly would the learner be compensated for the sacrifice. Drawing, of itself, is an expressive and beautiful language. A few strokes of the pen or pencil will often represent to the eye what no amount of words, however well chosen, can communicate. For the...
Side 136 - A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another.
Side 263 - If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth liberally and upbraideth not.
Side 280 - France, or in our own country, I have never seen any schools worthy to be compared with theirs in this respect. I have before said that I found all children provided with a slate and pen«il.

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