Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 12
... superiority to all meaner considerations , to all contemptible weak- nesses . The self - will that is commonly found in union with moral energy and intellectual superiority is , however , only the more dangerous in its temptations ...
... superiority to all meaner considerations , to all contemptible weak- nesses . The self - will that is commonly found in union with moral energy and intellectual superiority is , however , only the more dangerous in its temptations ...
Page 51
... deference to a species of superiority towards which , personally , comparative indifference is felt , though its relative utility may be fully appre- ciated . In a former chapter I have spoken of temptations to F 2 PRIDE . 51.
... deference to a species of superiority towards which , personally , comparative indifference is felt , though its relative utility may be fully appre- ciated . In a former chapter I have spoken of temptations to F 2 PRIDE . 51.
Page 54
... superiority is a total absence of that quick reflection of other people's manner before - mentioned . ) Believing , therefore , that the looks and tones that have irritated you may have been very much owing to the former faults of your ...
... superiority is a total absence of that quick reflection of other people's manner before - mentioned . ) Believing , therefore , that the looks and tones that have irritated you may have been very much owing to the former faults of your ...
Page 64
... superiority ( that was pride ) , and a consequent expectation and desire that this superiority should be recognised by every one else ( this was vanity ) . When you see , or fancy you see , the talents , the conversation , the good ...
... superiority ( that was pride ) , and a consequent expectation and desire that this superiority should be recognised by every one else ( this was vanity ) . When you see , or fancy you see , the talents , the conversation , the good ...
Page 131
... superiority in piety , and not their inferiority in taste , that irritates you . Remember , the time is coming fast , even to - day it may be here , when all minor distinctions shall vanish , and one great characteristic alone be ...
... superiority in piety , and not their inferiority in taste , that irritates you . Remember , the time is coming fast , even to - day it may be here , when all minor distinctions shall vanish , and one great characteristic alone be ...
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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.