Through Boyhood to Manhood: A Plea for IdealsLongmans, Green, 1899 - 194 pages |
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Page 54
... drinking or smoking . " Have you not noticed , " she said , " that when a young man likes to eat a lot of jam tarts or is very fond of cream and sweet things he does not care for wine ? " It was not the time or occasion to do more 54 ...
... drinking or smoking . " Have you not noticed , " she said , " that when a young man likes to eat a lot of jam tarts or is very fond of cream and sweet things he does not care for wine ? " It was not the time or occasion to do more 54 ...
Page 60
... drinking are unique in this re- spect , that they are the only pleasures which we cannot share with others . The satisfying of our own hunger and thirst , and further the gratification of our desire to eat and drink what pleases us ...
... drinking are unique in this re- spect , that they are the only pleasures which we cannot share with others . The satisfying of our own hunger and thirst , and further the gratification of our desire to eat and drink what pleases us ...
Page 61
... drinking - we could do that as well , or better , alone -- but for convenience in serving , and so that while eating and drinking we might by communion with others forget our- selves and the satisfying of our own desires . The " common ...
... drinking - we could do that as well , or better , alone -- but for convenience in serving , and so that while eating and drinking we might by communion with others forget our- selves and the satisfying of our own desires . The " common ...
Page 62
... drinking - in themselves purely sel- fish acts - can thus be made occasions for self- control , courtesy and thoughtfulness for others . There is a quality of self - control , one which is sadly lacking in boys and young men , and which ...
... drinking - in themselves purely sel- fish acts - can thus be made occasions for self- control , courtesy and thoughtfulness for others . There is a quality of self - control , one which is sadly lacking in boys and young men , and which ...
Page 63
... drinking he stops short of taking what other people might want , he is doing all that could possibly be asked of him . This is a step , and I am free to confess that , so far are we behind the ideal in our treatment of the affairs of ...
... drinking he stops short of taking what other people might want , he is doing all that could possibly be asked of him . This is a step , and I am free to confess that , so far are we behind the ideal in our treatment of the affairs of ...
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