 I owe my success in life," said he, " chiefly to one circumstance— that at the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued for years, the process of daily reading and speaking upon the contents of some historical or scientific book. These off-hand...  the phrenological magazine - Strana 72podľa alfred t. story - 1883Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | C. Gough - 1853 - Počet stránok 428
...my success in life, I think chiefly, to one single fact ; viz., that at the age of twenty-seven, T commenced, and continued for years, the process of...contents of some historical or scientific book. These off hand efforts, were made sometimes in a corn field, at others in a forest, and not unfrequently... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - Počet stránok 368
...cultivation of his art: "I owe my success in life," said he, " chiefly to one circumstance— that at the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued...book. These off-hand efforts were made, sometimes in a corn field, at others in the forest, and not unfrequently in some distant barn, with the horse and... | |
 | 1859 - Počet stránok 708
...in the tua. B. THE SECRET OF ELOQUENCE. — I owe my success in life to one lingle fact, viz : that at the age of twenty-seven. I commenced, and continued...and speaking upon the contents of some historical and scientific book. These off-band efforts were made, sometimes in a cornfield, at others in the forest,... | |
 | John Jones - 1861 - Počet stránok 154
...remarkable from his not having commenced his studies till comparatively late in life. He then began and continued for years the process of daily reading...upon the contents of some historical or scientific books. Somewhat similar also was the early practice of Sir Samuel Romilly, as we learn from a statement... | |
 | 1864 - Počet stránok 876
...genius and mediocrity. " I owe my success in life," said Henry Clay, "to one single fact; namely, that at the age of twenty-seven I commenced and continued...and speaking upon the contents of some historical and scientific book. These off-hand efforts were made sometimes in a cornfield, at other times in a... | |
 | 1864 - Počet stránok 606
...American orator, Heury Clay, in which ho says : — " I owe my success in life to one single fact, namely: At the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued...of daily reading and speaking upon the contents of a historical or scientific book. These off-hand efforts were made sometimes in a cornfield, at others... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1866 - Počet stránok 452
...cultivation of his art: "I owe my success in life," said he, "chiefly to one circumstance, — that at the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued...cornfield, at others in the forest, and not unfrequently in somo distant barn, with the horse and the ox for my auditors. It is to this early practice of the art... | |
 | 1868 - Počet stránok 552
...success in life to one single fact, namely : At the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued far years, the process of daily reading and speaking upon...in a corn-field, at others in the forest, and not uufrequently in some distant baru, with the horse and ox for my auditors. It is to this early practice... | |
 | William Pittenger - 1868 - Počet stránok 240
...at an early age I commenced and continued for some years the practice of daily reading and speaking the contents of some historical or scientific book. These off-hand efforts were sometimes made in a corn-field ; at others in the forest ; and not unfrequently in some barn, with... | |
 | 1870 - Počet stránok 956
...giving advice to young men, said : " I owe my success in life chiefly to one circumstance — that at the age of twenty-seven I commenced, and continued...years, the process of daily reading and speaking upon some historical or scientific book. These off-hand efforts were made, sometimes in a corn-field, at... | |
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