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Σελίδα 146
I have often heard and read of oppressed and unrewarded merit , but I have
oftener ( I might say always ) seen great merit make its way , and meet with its
reward , to a certain degree at least , in spite of all difficulties . By merit I mean the
moral ...
I have often heard and read of oppressed and unrewarded merit , but I have
oftener ( I might say always ) seen great merit make its way , and meet with its
reward , to a certain degree at least , in spite of all difficulties . By merit I mean the
moral ...
Σελίδα 283
Even those who are silly enough to laugh at their jokes are still wise enough to
distrust and detest their characters ; for , putting moral virtues at the highest , and
religion at the lowest , religion must still be allowed to be a collateral security , at
...
Even those who are silly enough to laugh at their jokes are still wise enough to
distrust and detest their characters ; for , putting moral virtues at the highest , and
religion at the lowest , religion must still be allowed to be a collateral security , at
...
Σελίδα 284
MORAL CHARACTER . — Your moral character must be not only pure , but , like
Cæsar's wife , unsuspected . The least speck or blemish upon it is fatal . Nothing
degrades and vilifies more , for it excites and unites detestation and contempt .
MORAL CHARACTER . — Your moral character must be not only pure , but , like
Cæsar's wife , unsuspected . The least speck or blemish upon it is fatal . Nothing
degrades and vilifies more , for it excites and unites detestation and contempt .
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