 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 páginas
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. ' Our lives, (says he) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.' That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 páginas
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. ' Our lives, (says he) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...we ought to do : we are always complaining our days arc few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.' That noble philo i De brevitate vitae... | |
 | 1855 - 616 páginas
...has observed, "\ve have much more than we know what to do with." Our lives are spent cither in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. How important therefore that we should take up the language of Moses and pray, that the Lord... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 páginas
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | 1856 - 374 páginas
...shortness of time, and ye' have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. — Seneca. CXLL In little trades more cheats and lying Are us'd in selling, than in buying... | |
 | William Russell - 1856 - 240 páginas
...yet have much more than we know what to do with. " Our lives," says he, " are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them." That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 páginas
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. " Our lives (says he) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them." That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 páginas
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. ' Out lives, (says he) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are always complaining our days are few, and acting aa though there would be no end of them.' That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 378 páginas
...with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or iu doing nothing that we ought to do ; we are always...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. — Seneca. CXI.I. In little trades more cheats and lying Are us'dm selling, than in buying... | |
 | Edward Young - 1856 - 536 páginas
...shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days ar few, and acting as though there would be no end to them. 120. Brainless art : Referring... | |
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WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do.... 
