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They are always self - conscious est C A man in commerce , where men prey on
their kind , must be alive and alert to what is going on , or while he dreams , his
competitor will seize upon his birthright . And so you see why poets are poor and
...
They are always self - conscious est C A man in commerce , where men prey on
their kind , must be alive and alert to what is going on , or while he dreams , his
competitor will seize upon his birthright . And so you see why poets are poor and
...
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Fay Mills , according to Reverend Doctor McIntyre has all the virtues — he is
forgiving , kind , gentle , modest , helpful . But Fay has abandoned the fetich —
hence McIntyre and Chapman call upon the public to pray for Fay Mills . Mills had
the ...
Fay Mills , according to Reverend Doctor McIntyre has all the virtues — he is
forgiving , kind , gentle , modest , helpful . But Fay has abandoned the fetich —
hence McIntyre and Chapman call upon the public to pray for Fay Mills . Mills had
the ...
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Hooker got his promotion even in spite of his many failings ; but the chances are
that your employer does not have the love that Lincoln had — the love that
suffereth long and is kind . But even Lincoln could not protect Hooker forever .
Hooker ...
Hooker got his promotion even in spite of his many failings ; but the chances are
that your employer does not have the love that Lincoln had — the love that
suffereth long and is kind . But even Lincoln could not protect Hooker forever .
Hooker ...
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Only running water is pure , and stagnant nature of any sort is dangerous - a
breeding - place for disease . Change of occupation is necessary to mental and
physical health . As it is , most people get too much of one kind of work . All the
week ...
Only running water is pure , and stagnant nature of any sort is dangerous - a
breeding - place for disease . Change of occupation is necessary to mental and
physical health . As it is , most people get too much of one kind of work . All the
week ...
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This kind spends most of its time polishing a bench with a hard - luck story . Then
, still lower down in the scale than this , we find the fellow who will not do the right
thing even when some one goes along to show him how , and stays to see that ...
This kind spends most of its time polishing a bench with a hard - luck story . Then
, still lower down in the scale than this , we find the fellow who will not do the right
thing even when some one goes along to show him how , and stays to see that ...
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Page 53 - I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during...
Page 97 - Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although she knows my days are past the best, Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue: On both sides thus is simple truth suppress'd.
Page 54 - Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit...
Page 54 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders.
Page 57 - If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn and eternally disparage, why, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content. But, I pray you, so long as you are a part of an institution, do not condemn it. Not that you will injure the institution — not that — but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part, you disparage yourself.
Page 54 - ... and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now beware of rashness ; beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.
Page 20 - ... death come and the sky shut down over less worth in the world; or stupid misunderstanding and crushing defeat grind you into the dust, then you may arise, forgetting time and space and self, and take refuge in mansions not made with hands; and find a certain sad, sweet satisfaction in the contemplation of treasures stored up where moth and rust do not corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal.
Page 55 - I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you, I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now beware of rashness; beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Page 33 - Jesus took in his arms and said, " Of such is the kingdom of heaven...
Page 53 - I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You...
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| Title | Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions, Reasonably Good-natvred, Concerning how to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others |
| Author | Elbert Hubbard |
| Publisher | The Roycrofters, 1906 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 149 pages |
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