Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Bände 1-2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - 271 Seiten |
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... society — Of the obligation to resist motives of a selfish nature - Personal satire - why objectionable — The practice of self - denial essential to a strict ob- servance of the principles of justice - - LETTER VIII . ― 91 Importance of ...
... society — Of the obligation to resist motives of a selfish nature - Personal satire - why objectionable — The practice of self - denial essential to a strict ob- servance of the principles of justice - - LETTER VIII . ― 91 Importance of ...
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... society , this species of self - delusion is too preva- lent . All are too apt to think that there is in their particular case some- thing that demands and obtains par- ticular indulgence ; but it is in the higher classes alone that ...
... society , this species of self - delusion is too preva- lent . All are too apt to think that there is in their particular case some- thing that demands and obtains par- ticular indulgence ; but it is in the higher classes alone that ...
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... wider field . The very highest , are , in this respect , little less disadvan- tageously situated than the very lowest classes of society . The in- dividuals dividuals of each are confined to a narrow circle ; ( 40 )
... wider field . The very highest , are , in this respect , little less disadvan- tageously situated than the very lowest classes of society . The in- dividuals dividuals of each are confined to a narrow circle ; ( 40 )
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... society , and , not- withstanding all this instruction , be in our dealings neither just nor true . Depend upon it we shall be neither one nor other until truth and justice become habits of our minds , and by becoming such , are ...
... society , and , not- withstanding all this instruction , be in our dealings neither just nor true . Depend upon it we shall be neither one nor other until truth and justice become habits of our minds , and by becoming such , are ...
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... society , sincerity need not be sacrificed in order to conciliate esteem . I could , on the contrary , produce the most satisfac- tory evidence to prove , that the simu- lation practised by vanity and selfish- ness , in order to deceive ...
... society , sincerity need not be sacrificed in order to conciliate esteem . I could , on the contrary , produce the most satisfac- tory evidence to prove , that the simu- lation practised by vanity and selfish- ness , in order to deceive ...
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Seite 248 - Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's work shall be made manifest ; for the day shall declare it ; because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.
Seite 94 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : That bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Seite 46 - Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Seite 49 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Seite 57 - In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Seite 47 - O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Seite 168 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Seite 128 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee.
Seite 198 - But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Seite 56 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.