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... hath killed his thousands, prosperity hath killed his ten thousands; therefore adversity is to be preferred. The one deceives, the other instructs; the one miserably happy, the other happily miserable; and therefore many philosophers ...
... hath killed his thousands, prosperity hath killed his ten thousands; therefore adversity is to be preferred. The one deceives, the other instructs; the one miserably happy, the other happily miserable; and therefore many philosophers ...
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... hath this inconvenience in it – that it makes its possessor neglect the furnishing of the mind with nobleness. Nay, it oftentimes is a cause that the mind is ill. —Feltham. Man has still more desire for beauty than knowledge of it ...
... hath this inconvenience in it – that it makes its possessor neglect the furnishing of the mind with nobleness. Nay, it oftentimes is a cause that the mind is ill. —Feltham. Man has still more desire for beauty than knowledge of it ...
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... hath undergone less change than the Quaker's. He is the only man in the universe who is not obliged to study appearances. —Lamb. Aspiring beggary is wretchedness itself. —Goldsmith. Benevolence.– There cannot be a more glorious object ...
... hath undergone less change than the Quaker's. He is the only man in the universe who is not obliged to study appearances. —Lamb. Aspiring beggary is wretchedness itself. —Goldsmith. Benevolence.– There cannot be a more glorious object ...
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Du har nået visningsgrænsen for denne bog.
Du har nået visningsgrænsen for denne bog.
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Du har nået visningsgrænsen for denne bog.
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