Modern Eloquence, Volume 4Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 51
... man's life corrects a great many hasty impressions , gives more solidity and more sagacity of judgment . When I look back upon all the things that happened at and before the time that I was here , I can scarcely reproach the English ...
... man's life corrects a great many hasty impressions , gives more solidity and more sagacity of judgment . When I look back upon all the things that happened at and before the time that I was here , I can scarcely reproach the English ...
Page 71
... man's own past life may be of any public references to the subject , the very many good things other men have said about it must seriously interfere with true liberty of treatment . Hardly any man , and certainly no politician , has ...
... man's own past life may be of any public references to the subject , the very many good things other men have said about it must seriously interfere with true liberty of treatment . Hardly any man , and certainly no politician , has ...
Page 85
... man . But I cannot conceive any existence under heaven ( which in the depths of its wisdom tolerates all sorts of ... man's life pays the forfeit of our rashness . No desolate widow weeps tears of blood over our ignorance . Scrupulous ...
... man . But I cannot conceive any existence under heaven ( which in the depths of its wisdom tolerates all sorts of ... man's life pays the forfeit of our rashness . No desolate widow weeps tears of blood over our ignorance . Scrupulous ...
Page 98
... man accomplishes simply as an incident of his life . I mean an unflagging industry - an absolute love for one's work . There is no better test of a man's fitness for his work than his love for it . And that is the answer and the only ...
... man accomplishes simply as an incident of his life . I mean an unflagging industry - an absolute love for one's work . There is no better test of a man's fitness for his work than his love for it . And that is the answer and the only ...
Page 106
... man's success never depends on the place in which he lives : it depends on the man . It is the man , not the place that counts . The magnet of worth is the drawing power in business . It is what you are , not where you are . If a young man ...
... man's success never depends on the place in which he lives : it depends on the man . It is the man , not the place that counts . The magnet of worth is the drawing power in business . It is what you are , not where you are . If a young man ...
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