Portraits and Principles of the World's Great Men and Women, with Practical Lessons on Successful Life by Over Fifty Leading Thinkers |
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... March 9 , 1791 , an old man , eighty - eight years of age , was carried to his burial . He had been one of the most tireless workers this world has ever known . He literally defied death by his im- mense labor , and left the impress of ...
... March 9 , 1791 , an old man , eighty - eight years of age , was carried to his burial . He had been one of the most tireless workers this world has ever known . He literally defied death by his im- mense labor , and left the impress of ...
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... march meant fatigue , and the battle field meant death ; but in the scales of duty the little word ought stood firm against them all . This word ought is heavier than the word expediency , or desire , or danger , or parents , or ...
... march meant fatigue , and the battle field meant death ; but in the scales of duty the little word ought stood firm against them all . This word ought is heavier than the word expediency , or desire , or danger , or parents , or ...
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... March 29 , 1848 . His mother was a devout , hard - working peasant , of a close , if not penurious , disposition , whose soul was often vexed beyond all endurance by her shiftless , rollicking , beer - drinking hus- band ( by trade a ...
... March 29 , 1848 . His mother was a devout , hard - working peasant , of a close , if not penurious , disposition , whose soul was often vexed beyond all endurance by her shiftless , rollicking , beer - drinking hus- band ( by trade a ...
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... march of the human mind more majestic , never oppor- tunities more generous and inspiring , never rewards more ample and satisfactory . Congested as may appear the market for unskilled labor , whether in business , mechanical , or ...
... march of the human mind more majestic , never oppor- tunities more generous and inspiring , never rewards more ample and satisfactory . Congested as may appear the market for unskilled labor , whether in business , mechanical , or ...
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... march the most enduring of all historical monuments in the very words we use . A breath of air , thrilled by the perish- ing organs of human speech , passes by an unseen medium to the human ear , passes on its invisible way from ...
... march the most enduring of all historical monuments in the very words we use . A breath of air , thrilled by the perish- ing organs of human speech , passes by an unseen medium to the human ear , passes on its invisible way from ...
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