The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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... happen , that diligence is fortunate ; the wisest schemes are broken by un- expected accidents ; the most constant ... happened to be the son of the same father ? To strive with difficulties , and to conquer them , is the highest human ...
... happen , that diligence is fortunate ; the wisest schemes are broken by un- expected accidents ; the most constant ... happened to be the son of the same father ? To strive with difficulties , and to conquer them , is the highest human ...
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... happen alike in lives uniform and diversified ; to the commander of armies and the writer at a desk ; to the sailor who resigns himself to the wind and water , and the farmer whose longest journey is to the market . In the present state ...
... happen alike in lives uniform and diversified ; to the commander of armies and the writer at a desk ; to the sailor who resigns himself to the wind and water , and the farmer whose longest journey is to the market . In the present state ...
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... happen . The first principle of Sophron is , to run no haz- ards . Though he loves money , he is of opinion that frugality is a more certain source of riches than in- dustry . It is to no purpose that any prospect of large profit is set ...
... happen . The first principle of Sophron is , to run no haz- ards . Though he loves money , he is of opinion that frugality is a more certain source of riches than in- dustry . It is to no purpose that any prospect of large profit is set ...
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NO PAGE 111 The pleasures and advantages of industry | 1 |
The itch of writing universal | 7 |
The folly of creating artificial wants | 14 |
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