The Young Man: Or, Guide to Knowledge, Virtue and HappinessNathaniel L. Dayton, 1845 - 224 էջ |
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Էջ 36
... speak of riches , and their uses , in a way injurious to the truth . Indeed , very few are able to enforce their doctrine by their prac- tice , who speak of riches as of that which is not really valuable . For all who live need the ...
... speak of riches , and their uses , in a way injurious to the truth . Indeed , very few are able to enforce their doctrine by their prac- tice , who speak of riches as of that which is not really valuable . For all who live need the ...
Էջ 60
... speak of the general habit . It is sometimes well to omit a meal , in order to let the or- gans of digestion rest . Unless you live very abstemiously , you will probably do well to fast from at least one meal every week ; but when you ...
... speak of the general habit . It is sometimes well to omit a meal , in order to let the or- gans of digestion rest . Unless you live very abstemiously , you will probably do well to fast from at least one meal every week ; but when you ...
Էջ 124
... speaking improperly of them . On both accounts therefore abstain from it . Pulling out one letter after another , and reading them in company , or cut- ting and paring one's nails , is unpolite and rude . It seems to say , we are weary ...
... speaking improperly of them . On both accounts therefore abstain from it . Pulling out one letter after another , and reading them in company , or cut- ting and paring one's nails , is unpolite and rude . It seems to say , we are weary ...
Էջ 125
... he can attend to the object before him . It is inconsistent with good manners , when another person is speaking , that you should contrive , either by showing something new , or by calling the at- tention of THE YOUNG MAN . 125.
... he can attend to the object before him . It is inconsistent with good manners , when another person is speaking , that you should contrive , either by showing something new , or by calling the at- tention of THE YOUNG MAN . 125.
Էջ 129
... speak to your friend . On such an occasion , the topics should be as impersonal as possible , but the manner should be wholly free from shyness or embarrassment . At an evening party , a gentleman should abstain from conversing much ...
... speak to your friend . On such an occasion , the topics should be as impersonal as possible , but the manner should be wholly free from shyness or embarrassment . At an evening party , a gentleman should abstain from conversing much ...
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The Young Man: Or, Guide to Knowledge, Virtue and Happiness Frank Ferguson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1845 |
The Young Man; Or, Guide to Knowledge, Virtue, and Happiness Frank Fergurson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1848 |
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Էջ 90 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 61 - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible.
Էջ 49 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them every thing. He that gets all he can honestly, and saves all he gets, ( necessary expenses excepted) will certainly become rich — if that Being who governs the world, to whom all should look for a blessing on their honest endeavours,...
Էջ 42 - Lord empty : every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
Էջ 38 - He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Էջ 43 - He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Էջ 203 - I have carefully and regularly perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that the volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written.
Էջ 216 - I learned grammar when I was a private soldier on the pay of sixpence a day. The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in ; my knapsack was my bookcase ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table, and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life.
Էջ 149 - Never hold anybody by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are not willing to hear you, you had much better hold your tongue than them.
Էջ 40 - But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.