Thoughts on Self-culture Addressed to WomenSimpkin, Marshall & Company, 1872 - 379 pagine |
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Pagina iii
... passion , 116. - Influence of prejudice , 116. - Proper deference to authority , 117. - Independence of opinion not presumption , 118.- Inconsistency of borrowed opinions , 120. - Defect of education with regard to formation of opinion ...
... passion , 116. - Influence of prejudice , 116. - Proper deference to authority , 117. - Independence of opinion not presumption , 118.- Inconsistency of borrowed opinions , 120. - Defect of education with regard to formation of opinion ...
Pagina 2
... passions and affections of men , and its empire not only moulds the child from the cradle , but sways the man throughout the period when his mind is most active and his feelings most ardent . For good or for evil , the power thus ...
... passions and affections of men , and its empire not only moulds the child from the cradle , but sways the man throughout the period when his mind is most active and his feelings most ardent . For good or for evil , the power thus ...
Pagina 3
... passions only , or through the affections , according to individual disposition , or the moral tone of the period ; the former having the preponderance when that tone is low , and the latter , when a higher standard and greater purity ...
... passions only , or through the affections , according to individual disposition , or the moral tone of the period ; the former having the preponderance when that tone is low , and the latter , when a higher standard and greater purity ...
Pagina 4
... passion of a despot , or the smile of a king's mistress , sink more and more into contempt and neglect , when action and opinion are free , and men look to the esteem of their country , not to royal favour , as a reward for their toil ...
... passion of a despot , or the smile of a king's mistress , sink more and more into contempt and neglect , when action and opinion are free , and men look to the esteem of their country , not to royal favour , as a reward for their toil ...
Pagina 14
... passion . Unfortunately , however , men rarely choose their wives according to sober views , but in the feverish delusions of love , or of fancy , that usurps the name ; that fancy which , bred neither in the head nor in the heart ...
... passion . Unfortunately , however , men rarely choose their wives according to sober views , but in the feverish delusions of love , or of fancy , that usurps the name ; that fancy which , bred neither in the head nor in the heart ...
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