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1 aught to look into himself , he will wise . ly reflect on the vanity of setting his
heart on external enjoyments . He will feel nothing of that unsocial dis . position
which the gloom of austerity excites . On the contrary , a pensive tenderness , a ...
1 aught to look into himself , he will wise . ly reflect on the vanity of setting his
heart on external enjoyments . He will feel nothing of that unsocial dis . position
which the gloom of austerity excites . On the contrary , a pensive tenderness , a ...
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It is that which makes nature look cheerful about me ; it doubles Il my pleasures ,
and supports me under all my afflictions . can look at disappointments , and
misfortunes , pain and ickness , death itself , with indifference , so long as I keep
a ...
It is that which makes nature look cheerful about me ; it doubles Il my pleasures ,
and supports me under all my afflictions . can look at disappointments , and
misfortunes , pain and ickness , death itself , with indifference , so long as I keep
a ...
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In whatever state I am , I first look up to heaven , and remember that my principal
business here is to get there ; ' I then look down upon the earth , and call to mind
how small a space I shall occupy in it when I come to be interred . I then look ...
In whatever state I am , I first look up to heaven , and remember that my principal
business here is to get there ; ' I then look down upon the earth , and call to mind
how small a space I shall occupy in it when I come to be interred . I then look ...
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... parents to answer for ; but when I am now and then alone , and look back upon
my past life , from my earliest infancy to this time , there are many faults which I
committed that did not appear to me , even until I myself became a father .
... parents to answer for ; but when I am now and then alone , and look back upon
my past life , from my earliest infancy to this time , there are many faults which I
committed that did not appear to me , even until I myself became a father .
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The consideration of the shortness of time , should make us look beyond this
world for the enjoyment of true and lasting happiness . If ye then be risen with
Christ , seek those things which are above , where Christ sitteth at the right hand
of God ...
The consideration of the shortness of time , should make us look beyond this
world for the enjoyment of true and lasting happiness . If ye then be risen with
Christ , seek those things which are above , where Christ sitteth at the right hand
of God ...
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Página 409 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Página 95 - Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something...
Página 95 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time; for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The Sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Página 100 - You call them goods; but if you do not take care they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no occasion for them they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says: Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Página 209 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Página 165 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Página 101 - Knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them which they knew not the Getting of; they think 'tis Day, and will never be Night...
Página 209 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Página 103 - Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Página 98 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
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| Título | The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volumen1 |
| Editor | George Miller |
| Publicado | 1813 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 13 Feb. 2008 |
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