Men and WomenSimpkin, Marshall, 1890 - 208 Seiten |
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... enduring , laborious perseverance , a deep earnestness of purpose , resolved to enjoy the good things of this life rationally and moderately , too wise to indulge to excess in anything , striving ever to retain a " 56 MEN AND WOMEN .
... enduring , laborious perseverance , a deep earnestness of purpose , resolved to enjoy the good things of this life rationally and moderately , too wise to indulge to excess in anything , striving ever to retain a " 56 MEN AND WOMEN .
Seite 63
... wise " to assume a virtue if you have it not ; " and in the modern world we find a belief that ridicules the credulity of those who have preceded us , yet in daily life display an utter dis- regard of scientific truth and the inevitable ...
... wise " to assume a virtue if you have it not ; " and in the modern world we find a belief that ridicules the credulity of those who have preceded us , yet in daily life display an utter dis- regard of scientific truth and the inevitable ...
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... wise enough to see that “ The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heaven of hell , a hell of heaven . " - Milton . There must be something rotten in the state of Denmark when men seriously ask , " Is life worth living ...
... wise enough to see that “ The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heaven of hell , a hell of heaven . " - Milton . There must be something rotten in the state of Denmark when men seriously ask , " Is life worth living ...
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... wise , and scrupulously just ; and if he also finds therein indications of a foresight that makes him feel his own insignificance , he has the satisfaction of appreciating his Creator the wiser he becomes . No doubt man suffers much ...
... wise , and scrupulously just ; and if he also finds therein indications of a foresight that makes him feel his own insignificance , he has the satisfaction of appreciating his Creator the wiser he becomes . No doubt man suffers much ...
Seite 70
... wise , instead of grumbling at the discomfort , we should be thankful for the suggestion , and at once seek rest , change of occupation , more exercise in the open air , or more appropriate or better food , so as to enable Nature to ...
... wise , instead of grumbling at the discomfort , we should be thankful for the suggestion , and at once seek rest , change of occupation , more exercise in the open air , or more appropriate or better food , so as to enable Nature to ...
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action admit animals believe better body brain causes century character creation Creator Darwin doubt duty Emily Faithfull equal evil existence fact faculties feeling female Frederic Harrison Giordano Bruno give greater habit happiness higher honour human nature husband idea individual influence instinct intellectual J. S. Mill knowledge labour less living Lucas Malet man's mankind marriage married matter mental powers Mill mind Mona Caird moral natural law natural selection Nature's Nature's laws never object opinion organic organisation origin Origin of Species Ouida ovum passion philosophy Phrenology physical pleasure political position present principle progress punishment realise reason recognised regard religion reptile social society soul species struggle superior taught teaching things thought tion true truth understand universal Vestiges of Creation virtue weak wife wise woman women young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 206 - Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete; That not a worm is cloven in vain; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire, Or but subserves another's gain.
Seite 89 - Angels are painted fair, to look like you : There's in you all that we believe of Heaven, Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love.
Seite 194 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Seite 35 - I may be allowed to personify the natural preservation or survival of the fittest, cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they are useful to any being. She can act on every internal organ, on every shade of constitutional difference, on the whole machinery of life. Man selects only for his own good : Nature only for that of the being which she tends.
Seite 34 - Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult — at least I have found it so — than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind.
Seite 73 - Lie not : but let thy heart be true to God, Thy mouth to it, thy actions to them both : Cowards tell lies, and those that fear the rod ; The stormy working soul spits lies and froth. Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie : A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.
Seite 36 - ... be, compared with those accumulated by nature during whole geological periods. Can we wonder, then, that nature's productions should be far
Seite 154 - I have not made up my mind whether it is not ' better to bear the ills we have than fly to others we know not of.
Seite 33 - It is, therefore, of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadaptation. At the commencement of my observations it seemed to me probable that a careful study of domesticated animals and of cultivated plants would offer the best chance of making out this obscure problem.
Seite 66 - Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest; The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.