Lectures to Young Men: On the Formation of Character, & C ... Addressed to the Young Men of Hartford and New Haven |
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... false and fascinating colours , and teaches the young bosom to sigh after its vain and forbidden pleasures . Then springs up in the mind , the restless desire of independence and self - control ; -a disposition to throw off the ...
... false and fascinating colours , and teaches the young bosom to sigh after its vain and forbidden pleasures . Then springs up in the mind , the restless desire of independence and self - control ; -a disposition to throw off the ...
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... false views of its doctrines , procrastinate the concerns of the soul , and finally fail of eter nal life . Here is not the place to enlarge on this subject . I will only add , that as God has created you rational beings , and destined ...
... false views of its doctrines , procrastinate the concerns of the soul , and finally fail of eter nal life . Here is not the place to enlarge on this subject . I will only add , that as God has created you rational beings , and destined ...
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... false , and therefore injurious principles of action , which you , in common with others , are liable to adopt . 1. The first which I shall mention , is the principle of honor . This is the principle , by which certain people of fashion ...
... false , and therefore injurious principles of action , which you , in common with others , are liable to adopt . 1. The first which I shall mention , is the principle of honor . This is the principle , by which certain people of fashion ...
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... false and most pernicious prin- ciple of action is the love of money ; a princi- ple , that exerts a mightier and more extended influence over the children of men , than per- haps any other , by which they are actuated . It is declared ...
... false and most pernicious prin- ciple of action is the love of money ; a princi- ple , that exerts a mightier and more extended influence over the children of men , than per- haps any other , by which they are actuated . It is declared ...
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... and motive of action , stands ready to adopt any sentiments , or pursue any course of conduct , however false and criminal , provided only that it be popular . In everv emergency , his first question is , what will my 72 IMPORTANCE &
... and motive of action , stands ready to adopt any sentiments , or pursue any course of conduct , however false and criminal , provided only that it be popular . In everv emergency , his first question is , what will my 72 IMPORTANCE &
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Page 53 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 150 - A little learning is a dangerous thing ! Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.
Page 129 - We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you : come thou with us, and we will do thee good : for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Page 67 - For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Page 54 - All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Page 144 - 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.
Page 129 - I behold most cheering indications of the near approach of that day, when all shall know the Lord, from the least unto the greatest. It is one of the most animating signs of the times in which we live, that, in all our cities and towns, there are to be seen great numbers of young people, devoting themselves to the service of God. And as I see them going forth to the work, and to the rewards, to which their Saviour is calling them, I seem to hear them say to all who are lingering behind, — We are...
Page 150 - tis found, Amongst your friends, amongst your foes, On Christian or on heathen ground ; The flower's divine where'er it grows : Neglect the prickles and assume the rose.