 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 Seiten
...advancing years? Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life,...the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. He who is a stranger to industry, may possess, but he cannot enjoy. For it il labour only which gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 Seiten
...patriarch Joseph is an illustrious example of chastity resignation and filial affection. RULE XII. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life...inability to guide ourselves. The friendships of the world can subsist no longer than interest cements them. Expect no more from the world than it is able... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1808 - 474 Seiten
...advancing years ? Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life,...the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. He who is a stranger to industry, may possess, but he cannot enjoy. For it is labour only which gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 Seiten
...Nothing is so opposite 16 the true enjoyWiehl oflife as the relaxed and feeble state of an indofe/it mind. The more a man speaks of himself the less he likes to hoar another talked. of. The friendships of the world can subsist no longer than interest cements them.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 Seiten
...patriarch Joseph is an illustrious, example of chastity resignation and filial affection. RULE XII. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life...strongly inculcates resignation than the experience of oar own inability to guide ourselves. The friendships of the world can subsist no longer than interest... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...advancing years ? Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life,...the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. He who is a stranger to industry, may possess, but he cannot enjoy. For it is labour only which gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 308 Seiten
...is so opposite to the true enjoyment of 5ife as the related and feeble state of an indolent ruind. The more a man speaks of himself the less he likes...inability to guide ourselves. The friendships of the world can subsist no longer than interest cements them. Expect no more from the world than it is able... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 Seiten
...is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. Nothing is so opposite to true enjoyment of life, as the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. He who is a stranger to industry may possess, but he canno' enjoy. For it is labor only which gives... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 Seiten
...advancing years ? Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure. Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life,...the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. He who is a stranger to industry, may possess, but he cannot enjoy. For it is labour only which gives... | |
 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 Seiten
...60 INDUSTRY. Industry is not only the instrument of improvement, but the foundation of pleasure :for nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life, as the relaxed and feeble state of an indo^ lent mind. He who is a stranger to industry may possess, but he cannot enjoy. It is labor only... | |
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Nothing is so opposite to the true enjoyment of life as the relaxed and feeble state of an indolent mind. 
