Thoughts on Self-culture, Addressed to WomenWm. Crosby and H. P. Nichols, 1851 - 464 pagine |
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Pagina x
... truth in inquiries concerning duty . - Pos- itive and relative duty . — Moral evil of thoughtlessness . — Appli- cation of general principles . — Imperative obligation of duty sometimes opposed to desire of enjoyment . - True nature of ...
... truth in inquiries concerning duty . - Pos- itive and relative duty . — Moral evil of thoughtlessness . — Appli- cation of general principles . — Imperative obligation of duty sometimes opposed to desire of enjoyment . - True nature of ...
Pagina xi
... TRUTH - - Sect . 1. - Value of Truth . - Attainment of truth the highest aim of man . Society requires veracity and honesty ; discour- ages love of truth . — Truth alone constitutes real knowledge . Our knowledge of it mostly relative ...
... TRUTH - - Sect . 1. - Value of Truth . - Attainment of truth the highest aim of man . Society requires veracity and honesty ; discour- ages love of truth . — Truth alone constitutes real knowledge . Our knowledge of it mostly relative ...
Pagina 8
... truth is re- vealed to them ? Or , in this age of liberalism , are they taught what man really owes to his country , and what that spirit con- sists of , which distinguishes the patriot from the demagogue ? Yet these things belong to ...
... truth is re- vealed to them ? Or , in this age of liberalism , are they taught what man really owes to his country , and what that spirit con- sists of , which distinguishes the patriot from the demagogue ? Yet these things belong to ...
Pagina 36
... truth to our mixed condition here below . To avoid both errors , it is essential that we should habitually consider our mortal and immortal nature and destiny as parts of one great whole ; and the more we dwell upon the two in con ...
... truth to our mixed condition here below . To avoid both errors , it is essential that we should habitually consider our mortal and immortal nature and destiny as parts of one great whole ; and the more we dwell upon the two in con ...
Pagina 57
... truth , and felt the delight of exploring Nature's laws , or the enchanted realms of poetry and art , the mind that has once opened to the deep interests that stir and affect mankind , and been roused to reflect on the ends and purposes ...
... truth , and felt the delight of exploring Nature's laws , or the enchanted realms of poetry and art , the mind that has once opened to the deep interests that stir and affect mankind , and been roused to reflect on the ends and purposes ...
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