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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... soul understand what this means . It is not necessary to undertake to explain the process , but it is not difficult to appre- ciate its reality . We can be made learned by studying things , but in order to become educated we have to ...
... soul understand what this means . It is not necessary to undertake to explain the process , but it is not difficult to appre- ciate its reality . We can be made learned by studying things , but in order to become educated we have to ...
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... soul lives and thrives . The plant feeds upon antecedent vegetable ; the brute upon antecedent animal ; person feeds on person , first of all upon the Supreme Person , and secondly upon his human reproductions . Men live upon great souls ...
... soul lives and thrives . The plant feeds upon antecedent vegetable ; the brute upon antecedent animal ; person feeds on person , first of all upon the Supreme Person , and secondly upon his human reproductions . Men live upon great souls ...
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... soul entered the eternal realm , leaving no beneficent record to endear his memory to the affections of the world . Jay Gould succeeded in accumulating great wealth , but he did it at the expense of justice to others , and a dishonor to ...
... soul entered the eternal realm , leaving no beneficent record to endear his memory to the affections of the world . Jay Gould succeeded in accumulating great wealth , but he did it at the expense of justice to others , and a dishonor to ...
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... soul to a determination to win success , position , and honor , which lie within your grasp , and can be had by every one who is willing to pay the price . Success Wrought from the Chaos of Failure . PROF . 40 THE MAINSPRING OF SUCCESS .
... soul to a determination to win success , position , and honor , which lie within your grasp , and can be had by every one who is willing to pay the price . Success Wrought from the Chaos of Failure . PROF . 40 THE MAINSPRING OF SUCCESS .
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... soul was greatly stirred by a religious revival then sweeping over the place , and the president of the college , to whom he went for advice in the hour of his soul's need , had called the religious fervor " fanaticism " ; and , when ...
... soul was greatly stirred by a religious revival then sweeping over the place , and the president of the college , to whom he went for advice in the hour of his soul's need , had called the religious fervor " fanaticism " ; and , when ...
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