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... never to utter a greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their ...
... never to utter a greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their ...
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... never returns : the moment which is lost , is lost for ever . 2. There is nothing on earth so stable , as to assure us of undis- turbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant protection . 3. The house of feasting too often ...
... never returns : the moment which is lost , is lost for ever . 2. There is nothing on earth so stable , as to assure us of undis- turbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant protection . 3. The house of feasting too often ...
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... never satisfied ; nourishes a sickly , ef- feminate delicacy , which sours and corrupts every pleasure . SECTION VI . 1. WE have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon the furrowed ground ! It springs up , is gathered into his ...
... never satisfied ; nourishes a sickly , ef- feminate delicacy , which sours and corrupts every pleasure . SECTION VI . 1. WE have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon the furrowed ground ! It springs up , is gathered into his ...
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... never mourned . " The prince made inquiry after such persons ; but found the in- quiry vain , and was silent . SECTION VIII . 1. HE that hath no rule over his own spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and without walls . 2. A ...
... never mourned . " The prince made inquiry after such persons ; but found the in- quiry vain , and was silent . SECTION VIII . 1. HE that hath no rule over his own spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and without walls . 2. A ...
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... Never adventure on too near an approach to what is evil . Familiarize not yourselves with it , in the slightest instances , with- out fear . Listen with reverence to every reprehension of con- science ; and preserve the most quick and ...
... Never adventure on too near an approach to what is evil . Familiarize not yourselves with it , in the slightest instances , with- out fear . Listen with reverence to every reprehension of con- science ; and preserve the most quick and ...
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