The Youth's Companion and CounsellorWilliam Chambers W. & R. Chambers, 1858 - 350 Seiten |
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... better : That on each of us is laid a heavy responsibility , which cannot be shifted to another : And that according as we act our part amidst the distractions and temptations of the world , so shall we be here and hereafter happy or ...
... better : That on each of us is laid a heavy responsibility , which cannot be shifted to another : And that according as we act our part amidst the distractions and temptations of the world , so shall we be here and hereafter happy or ...
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... better than they are . Hence , also , the number of criminals and disorderly persons , who , letting loose their passions , and indifferent to consequences , prey on society , and become amenable to the visitations of the law . An ...
... better than they are . Hence , also , the number of criminals and disorderly persons , who , letting loose their passions , and indifferent to consequences , prey on society , and become amenable to the visitations of the law . An ...
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... better adapted for writing than others ; yet , by care and practice , any one may learn to write neatly and fluently . Much depends on acquiring freedom of touch ; the hand making straight lines , elegant curves , and other forms ...
... better adapted for writing than others ; yet , by care and practice , any one may learn to write neatly and fluently . Much depends on acquiring freedom of touch ; the hand making straight lines , elegant curves , and other forms ...
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... better scholars than the pupils who are aided by private tutors . In scholarship , as in every- thing else , there is nothing like self - reliance . Having received such instructions from your teacher as he thinks competent in the ...
... better scholars than the pupils who are aided by private tutors . In scholarship , as in every- thing else , there is nothing like self - reliance . Having received such instructions from your teacher as he thinks competent in the ...
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... able , so much the better . This will be an agreeable means of cultivating your observing and reflecting powers . The technical instructions received at school may be applied in various ways PURSUITS OUT OF SCHOOL . 31.
... able , so much the better . This will be an agreeable means of cultivating your observing and reflecting powers . The technical instructions received at school may be applied in various ways PURSUITS OUT OF SCHOOL . 31.
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Seite 262 - Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 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, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates...
Seite 315 - ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost;" being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for the want of a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Seite 67 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Seite 319 - We are offered, by the terms of this sale, six months' credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready money, and hope now to be fine without it. But, ah, think what you do when you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him, you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and by degrees come to lose your veracity, and sink...
Seite 263 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Seite 317 - You call them goods; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but, if you have no occasion for them, they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says; buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Seite 113 - This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not.
Seite 262 - I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Seite 313 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that's the Stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in Sleep! forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Seite 263 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...