Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in LifeS. C. Griggs, 1883 - 365 Seiten |
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... mind and the engagements of the heart , a scene where the most important occupations are , in a sense , but graver species of amusement , and where , so long as we take pleasure in the pursuit of an object , it matters but little that ...
... mind and the engagements of the heart , a scene where the most important occupations are , in a sense , but graver species of amusement , and where , so long as we take pleasure in the pursuit of an object , it matters but little that ...
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... what great things one would accom- plish , if he had more activity of mind , is to say how strong a man would be if he only had more strength ; or how swiftly a steamer would cut the waves , if she had 1 * SUCCESS AND FAILURE . 9.
... what great things one would accom- plish , if he had more activity of mind , is to say how strong a man would be if he only had more strength ; or how swiftly a steamer would cut the waves , if she had 1 * SUCCESS AND FAILURE . 9.
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... mind as they differ in body , though in each case the differences may be modified to a certain degree by training , regimen , and so forth . But is there anything in this truth to discourage the young man who is anxious to get on in the ...
... mind as they differ in body , though in each case the differences may be modified to a certain degree by training , regimen , and so forth . But is there anything in this truth to discourage the young man who is anxious to get on in the ...
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... minds of the highest order , whose temper is too fine for the mechanical parts of a profession . The astonish- ing variety of talents which some men display is purchased at the dear price of comparative feebleness in every part . The ...
... minds of the highest order , whose temper is too fine for the mechanical parts of a profession . The astonish- ing variety of talents which some men display is purchased at the dear price of comparative feebleness in every part . The ...
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... mind need . ever despair of attaining . It was the force of his character that raised him , and this character not impressed upon him by nature , but formed out of no peculiarly fine elements by him- self . Horner was born to show what ...
... mind need . ever despair of attaining . It was the force of his character that raised him , and this character not impressed upon him by nature , but formed out of no peculiarly fine elements by him- self . Horner was born to show what ...
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ability acquired attained battle become body brain brilliant calling career character Charles James Fox Charles Lamb circumstances cloth dollars doubt Douglas Jerrold effort energy England English exhausted faculties fail failure feel force fortune genius give habit hand happiness hard heart Henry Ward Beecher honor human hundred illustrated intellectual J. W. Alexander Jeremy Bentham knowledge labor lawyer learning live look Lord man's Mantua matter means mental merchant mind Molière moral Napoleon nature neglect ness never night once orator palæstra patient persons poet politics poor profession pursuit qualities reserved power result rich Rufus Choate says sermon Sir William Hamilton soul strength struggle success Sydney Smith talent tells things thought thousand tion toil true truth turn victory walk wealth whole WILLIAM MATHEWS words write young
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Seite 87 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Seite 173 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Seite 105 - Insist on yourself ; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.
Seite 96 - Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigour, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
Seite 192 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Seite 238 - ... is a clear, cold, logic engine, with all its parts of equal strength, and in smooth working order ; ready, like a steam-engine, to be turned to any kind of work, and spin the gossamers as well as forge the anchors of the mind...
Seite 97 - Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. There is at this moment for you an utterance brave and grand as that of the colossal chisel of Phidias, or trowel of the Egyptians, or the pen of Moses, or Dante, but different from all these.
Seite 127 - Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Seite 5 - Woe waits the insect and the maid ; A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play, and man's caprice : The lovely toy so fiercely sought Hath lost its charm by being caught...
Seite 335 - At half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock,— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock! —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once,— All at once, and nothing first,— Just as bubbles do when they burst.