A Treatise on Self-knowledgeB. Reynolds, 1818 - 266 strán (strany) |
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... false glosses , and " from others by paint . So , many seek to " hide their sins from themselves by false " glosses , and from others by excuses , or " false colours . " - BAXTER . But the great- est cheat they put upon themselves ...
... false glosses , and " from others by paint . So , many seek to " hide their sins from themselves by false " glosses , and from others by excuses , or " false colours . " - BAXTER . But the great- est cheat they put upon themselves ...
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... it is a " great deal over - rated ; you will certainly " be disappointed . It is a false appearance " that now deceives you . And what will 1 Ruchall 0. Waggone Tuntiedo , 0 . 66 you think of yourself when it is past , 75.
... it is a " great deal over - rated ; you will certainly " be disappointed . It is a false appearance " that now deceives you . And what will 1 Ruchall 0. Waggone Tuntiedo , 0 . 66 you think of yourself when it is past , 75.
Strana 76
... false judgment and bad conduct , and , by degrees , wear off the prejudices which fancy has fixed in the mind , either for or against any particular action ; teach us to distinguish between things and their ap- pearances ; strip them of ...
... false judgment and bad conduct , and , by degrees , wear off the prejudices which fancy has fixed in the mind , either for or against any particular action ; teach us to distinguish between things and their ap- pearances ; strip them of ...
Strana 82
... false colours before it , and make it form a wrong judgment of things : and , in short , are the source of those fore - mentioned pre- judices , which so often abuse the human understanding . Whatever the different passions them- selves ...
... false colours before it , and make it form a wrong judgment of things : and , in short , are the source of those fore - mentioned pre- judices , which so often abuse the human understanding . Whatever the different passions them- selves ...
Strana 87
... false judg- ment upon our actions , and of having a wrong opinion of several parts of our con- duct . It is not only very possible , but very com- mon , for men to be ignorant of the chief inducements of their behaviour ; and to ima ...
... false judg- ment upon our actions , and of having a wrong opinion of several parts of our con- duct . It is not only very possible , but very com- mon , for men to be ignorant of the chief inducements of their behaviour ; and to ima ...
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Strana 159 - that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt " thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out " the mote out of thine eye, and behold a " beam is in thine own eye ? Thou
Strana 94 - According to the prophet's -words, " Woe to him who coveteth " an evil covetousness to his house, that he " may set his nest on high; that he may " be delivered from the power of evil. Thou " hast consulted shame to thine house, by " cutting off many people ; and hast sinned " against thy soul.
Strana 26 - O Lord, thou art our father: we are the " clay, and thou our potter ; and we all are " the work of thine hands." And, in a more special sense, we are his children by adoption. Gal. iii. 26.
Strana 89 - judgment of them ; and they may appear very different in our own eye, and in the eye of the world, from what they do in the eye of God. " For " the Lord seeth not as man seeth : for man " looketh on the outward appearance, but " the Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Sam. xvi. 7. And hence it is, that " that which " is highly esteemed among men,
Strana 26 - attend, if we would attain the true knowledge of ourselves. We are his children by creation; in which respect he is truly our father. Isa. Ixiv. 8. " But now, " O Lord, thou art our father: we are the " clay, and thou our potter ; and we all are " the work of thine hands." And, in a more special sense, we are his children by adoption.
Strana 223 - them from us; or soften them by " their representations, after such a manner " that we think them too trivial to be taken " notice of. An adversary, on the contrary, " makes a stricter search into us, discovers " every flaw and imperfection in our
Strana 4 - man to know himself, is the hardest thing " in the world," It was afterwards adopted by Chylon, the Lacedemonian ; and is one of those three precepts which Pliny affirms to have been consecrated at Delphos in golden letters. It was afterwards greatly admired, and frequently used by others, till
Strana 224 - some ground for what it advances. " A friend exaggerates a man's virtues; an " enemy inflames his crimes. A wise man " should give a just attention to both of ". them, so far as it may tend to
Strana 7 - try me, and know my thoughts." Psal. cxxxix. 23. " Examine me, O Lord, " and prove me; try my reins and my " heart.
Strana 224 - of the one, and the diminution of " the other. Plutarch has written an essay " on the benefits which a man may receive " from his enemies; and among the good " fruits of enmity, mentions this in