What to do, and how to do it; or, Morals and manners taught by examples |
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... advantage , or for the purpose of playing off an ingenious trick . To barter truth for fun or mischief is giving away gold for dross . Every time a person tells a lie , or practises a deception , he inflicts an injury upon his mind ...
... advantage , or for the purpose of playing off an ingenious trick . To barter truth for fun or mischief is giving away gold for dross . Every time a person tells a lie , or practises a deception , he inflicts an injury upon his mind ...
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... habit of treasuring up the unpleasant things they can discover in those around them , and retailing them for the poor com- pensation of a smile or a laugh ? To illustrate the advantages of dealing in the good things 38 CHARITY .
... habit of treasuring up the unpleasant things they can discover in those around them , and retailing them for the poor com- pensation of a smile or a laugh ? To illustrate the advantages of dealing in the good things 38 CHARITY .
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Peter Parley (pseud.) To illustrate the advantages of dealing in the good things which we may see in others , if we will only seek for them , let me tell you a matter of fact . I have the pleasure to know a lady , who is one of the most ...
Peter Parley (pseud.) To illustrate the advantages of dealing in the good things which we may see in others , if we will only seek for them , let me tell you a matter of fact . I have the pleasure to know a lady , who is one of the most ...
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... advantage we take of others , even in the smallest things , bespeaks the spirit of injustice , and is to be con- demned . The child that snatches away another's toys ; the shrewd and knowing boy that over- reaches his more simple fellow ...
... advantage we take of others , even in the smallest things , bespeaks the spirit of injustice , and is to be con- demned . The child that snatches away another's toys ; the shrewd and knowing boy that over- reaches his more simple fellow ...
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... but the humble one that is to see God . Humility is often of great advantage in life ; for when the proud are resisted and crushed , the meek and lowly are frequently permitted to pass on , unheeded perchance , but yet. Humility.
... but the humble one that is to see God . Humility is often of great advantage in life ; for when the proud are resisted and crushed , the meek and lowly are frequently permitted to pass on , unheeded perchance , but yet. Humility.
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Page 138 - Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 137 - And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Page 138 - Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 20 - It is a tree of life to those that lay hold on it ; and the supporters thereof are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.
Page 137 - So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 137 - And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
Page 58 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so ; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature to.
Page 137 - And one went in and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
Page 148 - I am afraid, and if you were half as much afraid as I am, you would turn your horse's head and ride back to the camp." As they had not advanced far, the other, indignant, returned to Wellington to tell the story, and to ask for a worthier companion. " Clap spurs to your horse," was Wellington's reply, " or the business will be done by your cowardly companion before you get there.
Page 102 - In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet.