Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 25
... direction that wounded your haughty spirit , and that the action or con- duct thus unpleasantly enforced upon you , would have approved itself to your judg- D ment , perhaps your taste and inclinations , had the SELF - WILL . 25.
... direction that wounded your haughty spirit , and that the action or con- duct thus unpleasantly enforced upon you , would have approved itself to your judg- D ment , perhaps your taste and inclinations , had the SELF - WILL . 25.
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... action or course of conduct dictated by those who have even a shadow of authority over you , ask yourself seriously , solemnly , whether your judgment has been thus trained and disciplined . There are so many grades and species of ...
... action or course of conduct dictated by those who have even a shadow of authority over you , ask yourself seriously , solemnly , whether your judgment has been thus trained and disciplined . There are so many grades and species of ...
Page 32
... discipline of this day , if rightly used , may throw that light upon many actions of your past life and hitherto unsuspectedly erroneous courses of conduct . It is not only in domestic life that the exercise 32 SELF - WILL .
... discipline of this day , if rightly used , may throw that light upon many actions of your past life and hitherto unsuspectedly erroneous courses of conduct . It is not only in domestic life that the exercise 32 SELF - WILL .
Page 67
... action . With re- spect to the first , you may easily ascertain that the irritation you feel arises from wounded ... actions , if you can only get rid of the irritation such control will inflict on your vanity , it will be asto- nishing ...
... action . With re- spect to the first , you may easily ascertain that the irritation you feel arises from wounded ... actions , if you can only get rid of the irritation such control will inflict on your vanity , it will be asto- nishing ...
Page 77
... action . They waste strength in mis- directed efforts against evils that cannot be done away with , in spasmodic resistance resulting from no settled principle or firm- ness of well - considered purpose . most probable means of ...
... action . They waste strength in mis- directed efforts against evils that cannot be done away with , in spasmodic resistance resulting from no settled principle or firm- ness of well - considered purpose . most probable means of ...
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Page 129 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 57 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.