 | 1893 - 416 pages
...and method of the most humane kind. Mr. Stead is the sort of man described by Carlyle, whose "grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies already at hand." While his plan of reaching the masses and his scheme for their elevation is not wholly... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1896 - 344 pages
...a door for you, and a voice will call, "Come up hither into a higher sphere."— BEECHER. Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — CARLYLE. "When I was a boy," said General Grant, ' ' my mother one morning found herself... | |
 | 1896 - 1224 pages
...us do or die. d. CAMPBELL — Gertrude of Wyoming. Pt. III. St. 37. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. e. CARLYLE — Essays. Signs of the Times. The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh... | |
 | 1900 - 44 pages
...bounty suffices them ; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Carlvle. Quick Relief, Sure Relief. For Coughs and Colds there is nothing more convenient... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 660 pages
...bounty suffices them ; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. " Know'st thon Yaterday, its aim and reason ; Work'st thou well To-d<iy, for worthy things ?... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1897 - 582 pages
...Paradise: But while one liltle nap he snatched, It oped and shut. Ah ! was he wise ? WR AU;ER. Our grand business is. not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do whai lies clearly at hand. — CARLYI.R. A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.... | |
 | 1898 - 200 pages
...philosopher, a cynic; the soldier, a brute; and every man disagreeable. — CHESTERFIELD. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies closely at hand. — CARLYLE. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1899 - 528 pages
...bounty suffices them; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Know'st thou Yesterday, its aim and reason ; Work'st thou well Today, for worthy things ? Calmly... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1900 - 282 pages
...gems. Are we not blind to our opportunities ? The majority of us have yet to learn that " our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." Through lack of this belief, men and women without number have sold farms or estates, and given... | |
 | James Mollison Milne - 1900 - 400 pages
...Dryden. 5. The world is a wheel, and it will come around all right. — Beaconsfield. 6. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Carlyle. 7. Pride is essential to a noble character, and a love of praise is one of its civilizing... | |
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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. 
