The Treasure Chest: An Anthology of Contemplative ProseJames Donald Adams E.P. Dutton, Incorporated, 1946 - 402 Seiten |
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... wise man's consideration : question was asked of Demosthenes , what was the chief part of an orator ? he answered , Action : what next ? -Action : what next again ? -Action : He said it that knew it best , and had by nature himself no ...
... wise man's consideration : question was asked of Demosthenes , what was the chief part of an orator ? he answered , Action : what next ? -Action : what next again ? -Action : He said it that knew it best , and had by nature himself no ...
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... wise man learns to know himself as well by the night's black mantle , as the searching beams of day . In sleep , we have the naked and nat- ural thoughts of our souls : outward objects inter- pose not , either to shuffle in occasional ...
... wise man learns to know himself as well by the night's black mantle , as the searching beams of day . In sleep , we have the naked and nat- ural thoughts of our souls : outward objects inter- pose not , either to shuffle in occasional ...
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... wise man considers what he wants and the fool what he abounds in . The wise man is happy when he gains his own approbation and the fool when he recommends himself to the applause of those about him . - The Spectator . JOSEPH ADDISON ...
... wise man considers what he wants and the fool what he abounds in . The wise man is happy when he gains his own approbation and the fool when he recommends himself to the applause of those about him . - The Spectator . JOSEPH ADDISON ...
Inhalt
Remember Now Thy Creator | 7 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH | 13 |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | 22 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry beauty become believe better birds body C. S. LEWIS creature danger dead death delight dreams dust E. B. WHITE earth Ellen Glasgow emotion eyes farm fear feel flowers GEORGE SANTAYANA GERALD KERSH give H. M. TOMLINSON happiness hath heart human imagination individual kind knew land liberty light living look man's mankind means memory mind moral mystery names nature ness never night ourselves pain passed passions past person pleasure poet poetry prose RALPH WALDO EMERSON reason Robert Henriques SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE seems sense sentiment sleep soul speak spirit stream strong talk temper things thou thought tion toil tree true truth Van Wyck Brooks vanity virtue voice walk WILLIAM HAZLITT wind wisdom women words write youth