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... difference between his mind and the minds of others , consisted solely in his having more patience . You may have a good mind , a sound judgment , or a vivid imagination , or a wide reach of thought and of views ; but , 8 SELF IMPROVEMENT .
... difference between his mind and the minds of others , consisted solely in his having more patience . You may have a good mind , a sound judgment , or a vivid imagination , or a wide reach of thought and of views ; but , 8 SELF IMPROVEMENT .
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... thought of the emblem of a distinguished scholar , as peculiarly appro- priate . As nearly as I remember , it is the picture of a mountain , with a man at its base , with his hat and coat lying beside him , and a pickaxe in his hand ...
... thought of the emblem of a distinguished scholar , as peculiarly appro- priate . As nearly as I remember , it is the picture of a mountain , with a man at its base , with his hat and coat lying beside him , and a pickaxe in his hand ...
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... thought , sit down and take up a subject , and try to " think it out . " The result will be , that he cannot hold his thoughts upon the point . They fly off , they wander away . He brings them back , and deter- mines now to hold his ...
... thought , sit down and take up a subject , and try to " think it out . " The result will be , that he cannot hold his thoughts upon the point . They fly off , they wander away . He brings them back , and deter- mines now to hold his ...
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... thought flashed into his mind , or some new object caught his eye , and he lost the train of calculation . Why has that Latin or Greek word so puzzled you to remember , that you have had to look it out in your dictionary some ten or ...
... thought flashed into his mind , or some new object caught his eye , and he lost the train of calculation . Why has that Latin or Greek word so puzzled you to remember , that you have had to look it out in your dictionary some ten or ...
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... thoughts may be spread , seem more like students than at any other time , as if it were dangerous to task the mind too often ... thought by some , nay , by many , that no one can understand men but those who are moving , and acting , and ...
... thoughts may be spread , seem more like students than at any other time , as if it were dangerous to task the mind too often ... thought by some , nay , by many , that no one can understand men but those who are moving , and acting , and ...
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Self-Improvement [Abridged From 'The Student's Guide', by J. Todd] John Todd No preview available - 2023 |
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Page 146 - I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being (thought I) who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures...
Page 128 - I come to myself again. 4. Resolved, Never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory of God, nor be, nor suffer it, if I can possibly avoid it. 5. Resolved, Never to lose one moment of time, but to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can. 6. Resolved, To live with all my might, while I do live. 7. Resolved, Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life.
Page 47 - Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable to him : a new friend is as new wine ; when it is old thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Page 47 - A faithful friend is a Strong defence; and he that hath found such an one, hath found a treasure.
Page 146 - I confess that my spirits began to fail me. I considered my fate as certain, and that I had no alternative but to lie down and perish.
Page 146 - Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image? Surely not! Reflections like these, would not allow me to despair. I started up, and disregarding both hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards, assured that relief was at hand; and I was not disappointed.
Page 146 - The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was still under the protecting eye of that Providence who has condescended to call himself the stranger's friend.
Page 87 - Punctuality is important, because it subserves the peace and good temper of a family ; the want of it not only infringes on necessary duty, but sometimes excludes this duty.
Page 148 - I cannot refrain from adding,' says he, 'that the collection of tracts, which we call from their excellence the Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass, from all the other books that were ever composed in any age or in any idiom.
Page 28 - That the man who is perpetually hesitating which of two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first countersuggestion of a friend-— who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan, and veers like a weathercock to every point of the compass, with every breath of caprice that blows, can never accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in anything he will be at best stationary, and, more probably,...