Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... alter circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of the inevitable " daily cross ; " and that is , the spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking ...
... alter circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of the inevitable " daily cross ; " and that is , the spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking ...
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... alter , will still be accom- panied by their own peculiar daily cross ; real happiness , on the contrary , depends alone on the temper of mind with which these circumstances are met . It has been truly said , that " the pain is not in ...
... alter , will still be accom- panied by their own peculiar daily cross ; real happiness , on the contrary , depends alone on the temper of mind with which these circumstances are met . It has been truly said , that " the pain is not in ...
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... alter them . When innocent means of increas- ing the happiness of one's lot or lessening its unpleasantness , are placed within reach , this is a plain indication that they ought to be employed . But for success in their employment 76 ...
... alter them . When innocent means of increas- ing the happiness of one's lot or lessening its unpleasantness , are placed within reach , this is a plain indication that they ought to be employed . But for success in their employment 76 ...
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... alter those circumstances of your lot which are alterable , is by struggling against the temptation offered by those ... altered nor avoided , and one or more of these may by this day's discipline be brought prominently and н 3 ...
... alter those circumstances of your lot which are alterable , is by struggling against the temptation offered by those ... altered nor avoided , and one or more of these may by this day's discipline be brought prominently and н 3 ...
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... alter in every different age and country , its pre- cepts were intended to be universal , to extend to all . The Bible , however , was not only intended to be universal to every age and country , but to every heart also ; and this is ...
... alter in every different age and country , its pre- cepts were intended to be universal , to extend to all . The Bible , however , was not only intended to be universal to every age and country , but to every heart also ; and this is ...
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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.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends |
| Author | Sydney Warburton |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1850 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2006 |
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