The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things, Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History : with an Appendix ...The author, 1848 - 328 Seiten |
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... means of saving his life . If , in the multitude of counsel there is safety , the sick should be preeminently safe . In Politics , we have numerous advisers , most of them patriots in proportion to their interests , who coun- sel us to ...
... means of saving his life . If , in the multitude of counsel there is safety , the sick should be preeminently safe . In Politics , we have numerous advisers , most of them patriots in proportion to their interests , who coun- sel us to ...
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... means of en- joyment , but oftener than otherwise , is its fell destroyer . Like the viper in the fable , it is prone to sting those who warm it into life . History fully demonstrates these propositions . Hyder Ali was in the habit of ...
... means of en- joyment , but oftener than otherwise , is its fell destroyer . Like the viper in the fable , it is prone to sting those who warm it into life . History fully demonstrates these propositions . Hyder Ali was in the habit of ...
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... means of restoring them to their right mind . When anger comes in contact with anger , it is like the meeting of two fires - the conflagration and damage are increased . As water extinguishes the one , so will gentleness the other . A ...
... means of restoring them to their right mind . When anger comes in contact with anger , it is like the meeting of two fires - the conflagration and damage are increased . As water extinguishes the one , so will gentleness the other . A ...
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... mean not that any one shall yield a single thing that is not clearly right , or submit to any thing clearly wrong - but if we meet another in straitened circum- stances , when he can neither go back or forward , with- out using us ...
... mean not that any one shall yield a single thing that is not clearly right , or submit to any thing clearly wrong - but if we meet another in straitened circum- stances , when he can neither go back or forward , with- out using us ...
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... bane of legislation . Practise the golden rule - do not be content with the silver one - do as you are done by , and most scrupulously avoid the iron rule , to gain the end regardless of means . Practise charity , love mercy 40 THE PROBE .
... bane of legislation . Practise the golden rule - do not be content with the silver one - do as you are done by , and most scrupulously avoid the iron rule , to gain the end regardless of means . Practise charity , love mercy 40 THE PROBE .
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
action become Bible big clock bill of attainder bipeds body cause charity Christian church commenced Congress constitution crime danger death demagogues destroyed devil dreadful duty earth earthly enemy evil fame fashion feel fire friends genius George Clymer glory half dime hand happiness heart heaven honest honor House human nature idle important Inconsistency increasing incubus Indians indulge Jehovah judge Julius Cæsar justice kind kings labor liberty light ligion live ment mind misery Mohawk river MORAL PROBE Murphy nation never noble open the wrong parents party spirit passed passions Patrick Henry patriotism peace person poison political President produce profession propensity Prudence pure religion render revenge Richard Henry Lee ruin savages scorpion selfish Senate soul thing thousand tion tongues truth union United upper ten thousand vice virtue votes wealth wind wisdom woman wrong valve zeal
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Seite 8 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Seite 6 - Rodney, George Read, Thomas M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.