The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings ConversationsLongmans, Green, 1865 - 355 oldal |
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... human creatures . It is the business of every wise and good man to set himself against this passion for military glory , which really seems to be the most fruitful source of human inisery .- [ E . R. 1813. ] FREQUENCY OF WARS . ALAS ...
... human creatures . It is the business of every wise and good man to set himself against this passion for military glory , which really seems to be the most fruitful source of human inisery .- [ E . R. 1813. ] FREQUENCY OF WARS . ALAS ...
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... human being , from the days of Protagoras the Abderite to this present hour , who was ever for a single instant a convert to these subtle and ingenious follies ? Is there any one out of Bedlam who doubts of the existence of matter ? who ...
... human being , from the days of Protagoras the Abderite to this present hour , who was ever for a single instant a convert to these subtle and ingenious follies ? Is there any one out of Bedlam who doubts of the existence of matter ? who ...
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... HUMAN NATURE . THERE is no degree of disguise , or distortion , which human nature may not be made to assume from habit ; it grows in every direction in which it is trained , and accommodates itself to every circumstance which caprice ...
... HUMAN NATURE . THERE is no degree of disguise , or distortion , which human nature may not be made to assume from habit ; it grows in every direction in which it is trained , and accommodates itself to every circumstance which caprice ...
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