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Sivu 74
Every principle that is a motive to good actions ought to be encouraged , since
men are of so dif . ferent a make , that the same principle does not work equally
upon all minds . What some men are prompted to by conscience , duty , or
religion ...
Every principle that is a motive to good actions ought to be encouraged , since
men are of so dif . ferent a make , that the same principle does not work equally
upon all minds . What some men are prompted to by conscience , duty , or
religion ...
Sivu 125
Some laws make the receiving of stolen goods equally penal with stealing ; and
upon this prin . ciple , that if there were no receivers there would be few thieves .
Our proverb too says truly , that • the receiver is as bad as the thief . ' By the same
...
Some laws make the receiving of stolen goods equally penal with stealing ; and
upon this prin . ciple , that if there were no receivers there would be few thieves .
Our proverb too says truly , that • the receiver is as bad as the thief . ' By the same
...
Sivu 161
must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing When
Darius offered Alexander ten thousand talents to divide Asia equally with him , he
answered , The Earth cannot bear two suns , nor Asia two kings . - Parmenio , a ...
must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing When
Darius offered Alexander ten thousand talents to divide Asia equally with him , he
answered , The Earth cannot bear two suns , nor Asia two kings . - Parmenio , a ...
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| Otsikko | Elegant Extracts: Being a Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent British Poets, Nide 6 Elegant Extracts: Being a Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent British Poets |
| Kustantaja | J. Sharpe, 1810 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopiston eteläinen kirjasto (SRLF) |
| Digitoitu | 7. maaliskuu 2016 |
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