 | William M. Thayer - Conduct of life - 1893 - 464 pages
...you continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, — simple, honest, and unpretending, — you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings." His power lay in being himself; his individuality doomed the Rebellion. A person can be himself and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - United States - 1897 - 874 pages
...but if you continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government of law... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Generals - 1897 - 450 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...manifested your traits, neither of us being near. At Donelson, also, you illustrated your whole character. I was not near, and General McPherson in too... | |
 | William Conant Church - Generals - 1897 - 586 pages
...but if you continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government of law... | |
 | Hamlin Garland - Biography & Autobiography - 1898 - 632 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...beings, that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law and stability. . . . Until you had won Donelson I confess... | |
 | Hamlin Garland - 1898 - 610 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...beings, that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law and stability. . . . Until you had won Donelson I confess... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - United States - 1898 - 874 pages
...but if you continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government of law... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1899 - 594 pages
...love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government...manifested your traits, neither of us being near; at Donelson also you illustrated your whole character. I was not near, and General McPherson in too subordinate... | |
 | William Blaikie - Hygiene - 1899 - 586 pages
...if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends and the...beings that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law nnd stability. . . . I knew wherever I was that you... | |
 | William Fisher Markwick, William Alexander Smith - Citizenship - 1900 - 284 pages
...if you continue, as heretofore, to be yourself,—simple, honest, and unpretending,—you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings." Of course we must guard against the error of carrying our sense of independence too far. Wordsworth... | |
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You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation; but if you can continue as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends and... 
