Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... fault alone . This has been found to sharpen self - scrutiny upon every other point , as well as that which is kept principally in view . One of the great objects to be gained by this , or any other system of self - examination , is the ...
... fault alone . This has been found to sharpen self - scrutiny upon every other point , as well as that which is kept principally in view . One of the great objects to be gained by this , or any other system of self - examination , is the ...
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... ness , Self - indulgence , Worldliness . These have been selected , as most likely to be the leading faults of the characters to whom the following pages are principally addressed . 11 FIRST DAY . SELF - WILL . ONE of 10 INTRODUCTION .
... ness , Self - indulgence , Worldliness . These have been selected , as most likely to be the leading faults of the characters to whom the following pages are principally addressed . 11 FIRST DAY . SELF - WILL . ONE of 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... of life only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
... of life only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
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... faults we have been long attributing to others , have originated in , and been caused by ourselves ! This im- portant revelation of long - indulged sins of ignorance may well be the turning point of a life , if those who mourn over the ...
... faults we have been long attributing to others , have originated in , and been caused by ourselves ! This im- portant revelation of long - indulged sins of ignorance may well be the turning point of a life , if those who mourn over the ...
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... faults of your cha- racter : bless and thank Him for wakening you from the fatal slumber of self - decep- tion ; but remember , at the same time , that though God will assuredly " perfect that which concerneth " * His saints , it will ...
... faults of your cha- racter : bless and thank Him for wakening you from the fatal slumber of self - decep- tion ; but remember , at the same time , that though God will assuredly " perfect that which concerneth " * His saints , it will ...
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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.