Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... manner of the claim is probably painful , wounding to your vanity , or wounding to your self - respect , or it may show a total want of consideration for your feel- ings , for your convenience , for your tem- poral advantage . This is a ...
... manner of the claim is probably painful , wounding to your vanity , or wounding to your self - respect , or it may show a total want of consideration for your feel- ings , for your convenience , for your tem- poral advantage . This is a ...
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... manner an air of im- patience and insubordination , even in the midst of inevitable , but evidently un- willing obedience . Not only our duty to our neighbour , but our duty to ourselves , requires that we should take the most ...
... manner an air of im- patience and insubordination , even in the midst of inevitable , but evidently un- willing obedience . Not only our duty to our neighbour , but our duty to ourselves , requires that we should take the most ...
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... manner or in some 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 ...
... manner or in some 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 ...
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... manner . The annoyance this gave you was a part of your daily discipline : perhaps it made you unhappy for the rest of the day ; perhaps it will make you unhappy in its consequences for many days to come . The reason why discipline thus ...
... manner . The annoyance this gave you was a part of your daily discipline : perhaps it made you unhappy for the rest of the day ; perhaps it will make you unhappy in its consequences for many days to come . The reason why discipline thus ...
Page 53
... we should find that the manners of each of the individuals kept in close and constant contact with each other will be little else than a reflection of the impression made on their own mind , by the habitual manner of F 3 PRIDE . 53.
... we should find that the manners of each of the individuals kept in close and constant contact with each other will be little else than a reflection of the impression made on their own mind , by the habitual manner of F 3 PRIDE . 53.
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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.