 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 290 pages
...not to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to tum every disaster to our own advantage. Our greatest...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that caq happen ; the clieif business of my life has been to procure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen ; the chief business of my life has been to procure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...rising every time we fall. I fancy myself at present, 0 thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen ; the chief business of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen ; the chief business of my life has been to procure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 706 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at 'distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen ; the chief business of my life has been to procure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 514 pages
...philosopher. tempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen. The chief business of my life has been to procure wisdom,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pages
...philosopher. tempts should not be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...rising every time we fall. I fancy myself at present, 0 thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen. The chief business of my... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not be to extinguiih nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved it ncrer falling, but in rising every time we fall 1 fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple... | |
 | 1831 - 984 pages
...than patience. — A4. What! be a man, and yet want patience ! — Arabian Apophthegm. PERSEVERANCE. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — ConJ'ucius. Resolution beats the march and sounds the charge to all great actions ; wisdom is her... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 pages
...anguish ; our attempts should not-be to extinguish nature, but to repress it ; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to...fancy myself at present, O thou reverend disciple of Tao, more than a match for all that can happen. The chief business of my life has been to procure wisdom,... | |
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Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 
