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... last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath - work ever since , is the illumination of his spirit . First , he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man : and ESSAY 2 .
... last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath - work ever since , is the illumination of his spirit . First , he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man : and ESSAY 2 .
Side 9
... . There is no vice that so covers a man with shame , as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne says prettily , when he en- + Epicurcans , * Lucretius . quired the reason , why the word of the lie ON TRUTH . 9.
... . There is no vice that so covers a man with shame , as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne says prettily , when he en- + Epicurcans , * Lucretius . quired the reason , why the word of the lie ON TRUTH . 9.
Side 10
quired the reason , why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace , and such an odious charge : " If it be well weighed , to say that a man lies , is as much as to say , that he is brave towards God , and a coward towards men . For ...
quired the reason , why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace , and such an odious charge : " If it be well weighed , to say that a man lies , is as much as to say , that he is brave towards God , and a coward towards men . For ...
Side 11
... reason is never disturbed , much less confounded . Where this blessed temper is the effect of deli- beration , and the observation of the folly and mad- ness of sudden passion , it constitutes the greatest perfection of wisdom . But it ...
... reason is never disturbed , much less confounded . Where this blessed temper is the effect of deli- beration , and the observation of the folly and mad- ness of sudden passion , it constitutes the greatest perfection of wisdom . But it ...
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... reason to those upon whom we depend , till they become jealous , and so blow us up when they cannot throw us down . There is no guard to be kept against envy , be- cause no man knows where it dwells ; and generous and innocent men are ...
... reason to those upon whom we depend , till they become jealous , and so blow us up when they cannot throw us down . There is no guard to be kept against envy , be- cause no man knows where it dwells ; and generous and innocent men are ...
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