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... short , pun- gent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to the world the result of my experience ...
... short , pun- gent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to the world the result of my experience ...
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... short ... BENEVOLENCE , pure and false ... CALUMNY , baseness of ..... CHARITY , benign influence of .. CHILDREN , treatment of . CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and ...
... short ... BENEVOLENCE , pure and false ... CALUMNY , baseness of ..... CHARITY , benign influence of .. CHILDREN , treatment of . CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and ...
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... short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to whom you speak of any individual . Fools and obstinate people make ...
... short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to whom you speak of any individual . Fools and obstinate people make ...
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... short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which I heard , the cele- brated Red Jacket remarked - My speeches have one good quality - THEY ARE SHORT . Dr ... short of the mark . 24 THE PROBE . BREVITY, be short.
... short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which I heard , the cele- brated Red Jacket remarked - My speeches have one good quality - THEY ARE SHORT . Dr ... short of the mark . 24 THE PROBE . BREVITY, be short.
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... short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short . Let your credits , if you have any , be short ...
... short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short . Let your credits , if you have any , be short ...
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