The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
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I flatter myself , that Demosthenes , by his • action ! action ! action ! ' meant to
express the same opinion . ” The other writer observes , “ Clearness , force and
earnestness , are qualities that produce conviction . True eloquence , indeed ,
does ...
I flatter myself , that Demosthenes , by his • action ! action ! action ! ' meant to
express the same opinion . ” The other writer observes , “ Clearness , force and
earnestness , are qualities that produce conviction . True eloquence , indeed ,
does ...
第 61 頁
... beaming from the eye , informing every feature , and urging the whole man
onward - right onward to his object — this , this is eloquence , or rather , it is
something greater than eloquence — it is action , noble , sublime , and god - like
action .
... beaming from the eye , informing every feature , and urging the whole man
onward - right onward to his object — this , this is eloquence , or rather , it is
something greater than eloquence — it is action , noble , sublime , and god - like
action .
第 101 頁
own powers of mind , and their natural propensities , tintil they are brought into
full action . Here is the solution of the problem , why some particular eras have
produced greater men than others . It was the occasion , not the difference in
native ...
own powers of mind , and their natural propensities , tintil they are brought into
full action . Here is the solution of the problem , why some particular eras have
produced greater men than others . It was the occasion , not the difference in
native ...
第 102 頁
Even actions are no sure criterion , unless we can know all the circumstances
that prompted them . In judging from actions , men will vary in their opinions , as
physiologists have in the action of the material heart . The resistance to be ...
Even actions are no sure criterion , unless we can know all the circumstances
that prompted them . In judging from actions , men will vary in their opinions , as
physiologists have in the action of the material heart . The resistance to be ...
第 136 頁
Idleness leads to vice and crime . Indolence is no part of ethics or theology , nor
is it recommended by pagan or Christian philosophy , by experience or common
sense . Man was made for action , noble , sublime , and god - like action . Let him
...
Idleness leads to vice and crime . Indolence is no part of ethics or theology , nor
is it recommended by pagan or Christian philosophy , by experience or common
sense . Man was made for action , noble , sublime , and god - like action . Let him
...
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