Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 68
... consideration , too , will be likely to prevent your fancying the tone of dictation where it really was not meant . In the course of daily discipline , many wounds are given to vanity by dis- paraging remarks on the taste of the person ...
... consideration , too , will be likely to prevent your fancying the tone of dictation where it really was not meant . In the course of daily discipline , many wounds are given to vanity by dis- paraging remarks on the taste of the person ...
Page 71
... consideration appear so mean , when set before the mind in their true light , that an acknowledgement of error on such points is naturally very humbling to pride , and to something very different from pride , namely , refined and ...
... consideration appear so mean , when set before the mind in their true light , that an acknowledgement of error on such points is naturally very humbling to pride , and to something very different from pride , namely , refined and ...
Page 81
... consideration of " the law of compensa- tion . " I shall not , for the present , even suggest to you what may be the advan- tages of a temporal nature accompany- ing the state of things which is such a trial to you , or what would be ...
... consideration of " the law of compensa- tion . " I shall not , for the present , even suggest to you what may be the advan- tages of a temporal nature accompany- ing the state of things which is such a trial to you , or what would be ...
Page 94
... consideration , the placid cheerfulness so invaluable during the trying hours of convalescence . Now take another case , and suppose that the generous instincts of the heart prompt to a sacrifice of money , instead of time or health ...
... consideration , the placid cheerfulness so invaluable during the trying hours of convalescence . Now take another case , and suppose that the generous instincts of the heart prompt to a sacrifice of money , instead of time or health ...
Page 100
... the deceit they are blamed for . Having examined impartially into the facts of one case , it will then be easy for you to form a judgment how far your habitual want of consideration for others may first have almost forced 100 SELFISHNESS .
... the deceit they are blamed for . Having examined impartially into the facts of one case , it will then be easy for you to form a judgment how far your habitual want of consideration for others may first have almost forced 100 SELFISHNESS .
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action affection alter annoyance answer authority become better bring cause character Christ Christian circumstances claim comes command conduct consequences consider consideration contrary course daily cross danger day's deceit difficult direct discipline duty earthly easily Edition efforts emotions error examine excited exercise existence experience faith fancy fault feelings follow Foolscap 8vo former give given grace habit happiness heart hope human important inflicted instinct intellectual irritation judgment keeping lead learned less light look manner means mental mind nature neglect ness never obedience object pain perhaps persons position prayer present pride principle probably prove reasonable refined requires respect self-denial self-examination self-indulgence self-will selfishness sense sins social society species spirit superiority sure taste temptations things thought tion tone trials true unhappiness vanity vigilance watch weak worldly wounded
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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.