 | Secrets - 1882 - 74 Seiten
...shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them. It would be thought a hard... | |
 | Alice Crowther - 1883 - 174 Seiten
...enough to think I have left no faults in this, which that touchstone will not discover. — Dryden. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. — Addison, Spectator. Who makes quick use of the mo ments is a genius of prudence. — Lavater.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1884 - 200 Seiten
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Young ladies - 1884 - 928 Seiten
...shortness of time, and yet have ch more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in ng nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing t we ought to do ; we are always complaining that our days are few, and ing as though there would be... | |
 | John Edwin Nixon - 1885 - 256 Seiten
...saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the Purpose,...: We are always complaining our Days are few, and 5 acting as though there would be no End of them. Though we seem grieved at the Shortness of Life in... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 Seiten
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing om ramplniuing our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher... | |
 | William Wheeler - 1892 - 200 Seiten
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives," says he, "are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...always complaining our Days are few, and acting as thoughTthere would be no End of them." 147-1-1. A Lewd young fellow seeing an aged Hermit go by him... | |
 | P. Garrett - 1892 - 906 Seiten
...shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are dpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...nothing that we ought to do; we are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. Oeneca. Do good and leave... | |
 | John Lubbock - 1894 - 356 Seiten
...shortness of time, and yet we have more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few ; and acting as though there would be no end to them." It is astonishing what... | |
 | John Lubbock - 1894 - 336 Seiten
...doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few ; and acting as though there would be no end to them." It is astonishing what can be done by economy of time. " Nehemiah could find time to dart up a successful... | |
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WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do.... 
