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which is really dangerous , grows stronger in the prospect of peril , and yields to no influence but that of intellectual convic- tion alone , to which conviction , however , it is seldom open . It is this species of self - will that ...
which is really dangerous , grows stronger in the prospect of peril , and yields to no influence but that of intellectual convic- tion alone , to which conviction , however , it is seldom open . It is this species of self - will that ...
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... of the caprice and tyranny of others , while , on the contrary , the irritation of self - will disturbs and impairs the intellectual powers as well as the moral faculties , and leaves its victim a helpless prey to circumstances .
... of the caprice and tyranny of others , while , on the contrary , the irritation of self - will disturbs and impairs the intellectual powers as well as the moral faculties , and leaves its victim a helpless prey to circumstances .
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In fact , society of every kind , be it worldly or religious , intellectual or com- monplace , is the only sure test of the ex- istence of vanity . To the vain , society is , in one form or another , among the most painful parts of the ...
In fact , society of every kind , be it worldly or religious , intellectual or com- monplace , is the only sure test of the ex- istence of vanity . To the vain , society is , in one form or another , among the most painful parts of the ...
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If they should prove to be the display of your own per- sonal or intellectual advantages , and the homage rendered them by others , then the scene on which you are about to enter will , if your vanity is gratified , be altogether ...
If they should prove to be the display of your own per- sonal or intellectual advantages , and the homage rendered them by others , then the scene on which you are about to enter will , if your vanity is gratified , be altogether ...
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Worldly or social pleasures , intellectual or active exertions might not always in- terfere with the training of the candidate . * 1 Cor . ix . 25 . There were many things that he might do besides preparing DISCONTENT . 83.
Worldly or social pleasures , intellectual or active exertions might not always in- terfere with the training of the candidate . * 1 Cor . ix . 25 . There were many things that he might do besides preparing DISCONTENT . 83.
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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.
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| 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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